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Drill down control

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Requirements

  • To create a drill control, your account must have Can Edit access to the workbook.
  • The activities described on this page are only available in Edit mode. To begin editing, click Edit in the top right corner of the page. For more information see Workbook Lifecycle.

Create a drill control

  1. In the editor panel, click +ADD NEW . The ADD NEW panel opens.

  2. In the CONTROL ELEMENTS section, select Drill Down.

    Add New panel with Drill Down highlighted in the Control Elements section.

    The new drill down element appears on the page.

  3. In the editor panel SETTINGS > Value source section, use the dropdown list to select a data element containing the columns that you intend to use in the drill path.

    Drill Down control settings with the Value source dropdown highlighted and no source selected.

    If the selected data element supports drill downs, Sigma adds a column under DRILL CATEGORIES. You can keep this, change it, or add more.

  4. Next to the DRILL CATEGORIES section, click +Add drill category .

  5. Select a column from the list.

    The Value source column menu open with Year, Product Type, Store Region, Store State, and Store City among the available columns.

  6. (Optional) Repeat the step above to add any additional columns to your drill path. The element displays the path.

    Drill Down settings with Year, Store Region, and Store State listed as categories and the same path displayed in the control.

  7. Add one or more targets to your control. Targets are the data elements that a control manipulates. In the editor panel, click the TARGETS tab.

  8. Click +Add Target .

  9. Select a target data element from the list.

    The Targets tab for a new Drill Down control with Add Target open and Sales by Year highlighted.

  10. The Map with columns in target section appears. Use the dropdown menu to map the drill path column to the corresponding column in the target data element.

  11. The SETTINGS tab shows all the drill categories. You can change the ID and/or the label of the control.

    Drill Down settings showing Year, Store Region, and Store State as categories above the control ID and label fields.

  12. Repeat steps 8-10 to add additional targets.

  13. To test it, click a category name in the drill control element’s drill path and drill into that category. The target data element updates accordingly.

Create a drill control from an existing drill path

  1. Right click a value in the data element visualization to open its menu.

  2. Select Drill up > Create drill control.

    A bar chart context menu with Drill up expanded and Create drill control highlighted.

    Sigma adds the control and you can edit it further, if needed.

Add categories to an existing drill control

  1. Select the existing drill down control.

  2. In the editor panel SETTINGS section, click DRILL CATEGORIES > +Add drill category.
    Note: The +Add drill category button will only be enabled if a Value source is selected above.

  3. Select a column from the list.

    The Add drill category menu open with columns such as Store Name, Store State, Store City, and Store Region.

  4. Repeat the step above to add any additional columns to your drill path. Sigma displays each drill category in the drill control’s drill path.

    Drill Down control displaying Year, Store Region, and Store State as its drill path.

Add targets to an existing drill control

  1. Select the existing drill down control.

  2. In the editor panel, click the TARGETS tab.

    The Targets tab for an existing Drill Down control with Add Target open and Sales by Year available to select.

  3. Click +Add Target .

  4. Select a target element from the list.

    The target mapping panel with Year, Store Region, and Store State each mapped to matching columns in Sales by Year.

    A box representing your target element appear.

  5. Use the drop down menus to map your drill path drill categories to the corresponding columns in the target element.

    The Drill Down target mappings for Year, Store Region, and Store State beside a bar chart grouped by Store Region.

  6. Repeat steps 3-5 to add additional targets.

  7. To test it, click a category name in the control element’s drill path to drill into that category. Your new target element updates accordingly.

    Bar chart of total sales by Store Region with Store Region selected in the Drill Down control.