Intro to actions
Actions are user-defined interactivity that you can configure within and across workbook elements. By automating responses to specific user interactions, you can create efficient workbook workflows that produce quick and relevant data insights.
This document introduces action triggers and effects. For information about using actions, see the Related resources section at the end of this page.
Understanding actions
Every action consists of a trigger and an effect. The trigger is the user interaction with a specific element (the trigger element), and the effect is the defined response to the interaction.
Action triggers
Most element types can be configured as action triggers. The following table describes the user interaction that can trigger an effect for each element type.
| Element type | Interaction |
|---|---|
| Table, pivot table, or input table | User selects a cell in a specific column. |
| Visualization | User selects a data point or category on the chart. |
| UI element (button or image only) | User clicks the element. |
| Control element | User changes the control value. |
Action effects
The following table lists the types of actions you can configure on a trigger element and describes the corresponding effect.
| Type | Action | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Navigation | Open URL | Navigates to an external link or destination within Sigma. |
| Open Sigma doc | Navigates to a different Sigma workbook. | |
| Navigate in this workbook | Shifts the focus to the top of a specific page or an individual element in the current workbook. | |
| Control value management | Set control value | Sets the value of a specific control element in the current workbook. |
| Clear control | Clears the values of a specific control element in the current workbook. | |
| Element modification | Modify element | Modifies an element grouping, property, or axis scale. |
| Refresh element | Refreshes the data of a specific element in the current workbook. This action doesn’t apply to materialized elements. | |
| Data transfer | Download and export | Initiates a direct download or an export to email, Slack, webhook, or cloud storage. |
Action configurations
Actions feature versatile configurations to support responses that are highly relevant to your specific needs and preferences.
Examples:
- Configure the Open URL action to open a static link, or utilize dynamic text to generate URLs that adjust to control or column values in the current workbook.
- Configure the Set control value action to filter the trigger element itself, or create a cross-element action that filters a child element.
- Configure the Open Sigma doc action to open another workbook in its published state, or pass values to control elements in the destination workbook to open a custom, drilled-down view.
For detailed information about configuring the different types of actions, see the Related resources section at the end of this page.
Updated 12 days ago