Creating Interactions

Add the report objects that you want to use to the report canvas. For example, you might have a bar chart, a pie chart, and a crosstab.

Click above the canvas to switch to interaction mode.

In the interaction view, draw a connection between the source and target report objects. When you have created an interaction, the is displayed between the report objects. Here is an example of an interaction between a bar chart (the source) and a crosstab (the target):

Right-click . Then select Interaction TypeFilter.

(Optional) Add other filtering interactions.

Click to switch to the layout view. Select data in the source report object to filter data in the target report object (or objects). In the following example, a car dealer was selected in the bar chart. Simultaneously, the pie chart and the crosstab show the same filter.

Add the report objects that you want to use to the canvas. For example, you might have a bar chart, a pie chart, and a crosstab.

Click above the canvas to switch to interaction mode.

In the interaction view, draw a connection between the source and target report objects. When you have created an interaction, the is displayed between the report objects. Here is an example of a data brushing interaction between a bar chart (the source) and a crosstab (the target):

Right-click . Then select Interaction TypeBrush.

(Optional) Add other data brushing interactions.

Click to switch to the layout view. Select data in the target report object to brush data in the connected report object (or objects). In the following example, the Smith car dealership was selected in the bar chart. Simultaneously, the pie chart and the crosstab show the same data brushing.