Interface: DataItemAPI

DataItemAPI

API class that is used to work with data items.

Examples

slots.getDataItem(<dataItemId>)
slots.getDataItemList()[<index>]
slots.getMappingInfoList()[<index>].dataItem

Members

(static, constant) AGGREGATION_TYPE :String

Enum for all supported aggregation type.

Type:
  • String
Properties:
Name Type Description
none String
average String
automatic String
calculated String
count String
countDistinct String
maximum String
median String
minimum String
standardDeviation String
total String
variance String

(static, constant) TOPBOTTOM_TYPE :String

Enum for all supported topbottom type.

Type:
  • String
Properties:
Name Type Description
topcount String
toppercent String
bottomcount String
bottompercent String

Methods

canDrillDown() → {Boolean}

Returns true if the data item is a hierarchy and we can drill down.

Returns:

canDrillDown

Type
Boolean

clearDrill(transactionToken)

Clears the drill up or down selection.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
transactionToken transactionToken

drillDown(value, transactionToken)

Drill down in a data item.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
value String
transactionToken transactionToken

drillUp(value, transactionToken)

Drill up in a data item.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
value String
transactionToken transactionToken

getAggregation() → {String}

Returns the data item aggregation type.

Returns:

aggregationType is explicitly set, or has a value, otherwise the default metadata aggregation value

Type
String

getColumnId() → {String}

Returns the item ID that this data item references. An item ID is the metadata columnId.

Returns:

columnId

Type
String

getDataType() → {String}

Returns the item data type.

Returns:

dataType { 'string' | 'decimal' }

Type
String

getDrillDownValue() → {String}

Gets the drill up value (member id) if a drill up is set.

Returns:

drillUp value

Type
String

getDrillDownValue() → {String}

Gets the drill down value (member id) if a drill down is set.

Returns:

drillDown value

Type
String

getFormat(options) → {FormatSpec}

Returns the data format for this data item.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
options Object

ignoreDefaultFormatting (ignore any default formatting)
Returns:

Format spec

Type
FormatSpec

getId() → {String}

Returns the unique ID that identifies the given data item.

Returns:

ID of the data item

Type
String

getLabel() → {String}

Returns the data item label.

Returns:

Label of the data item

Type
String

getSort() → {SortSpec}

Gets the effective sort spec. If a user sort is set, then it is returned. Otherwise, the default sort is returned.

Returns:
Type
SortSpec
Example
{
   type: String ('asc' | 'desc' | 'null'),
   priority: Number,
   by: String  ('caption' | 'value'),
   context: String (column id used for the sort context)
   custom: Object (specify sort overrides)
   custom.top: String[] (Use values of members to move to the top of the sorted list)
   custom.enabled: Boolean (indicate if custom sort is enabled)
 }

getTopBottom() → {TopBottomInfo}

Gets the top/bottom information that is set on the data item.

Returns:
Type
TopBottomInfo
Example
{
   type: String ('topcount' | 'toppercent' | 'bottomcount' | 'bottompercent'),
   value: Number,
   rank: boolean
   context: Object (with itemId and aggregate)
 }

getType() → {String}

Returns the type of the data item. The type can be either 'attribute' or 'fact'.

Returns:

type

Type
String

hasDefaultAggregation() → {Boolean}

Returns true if the data item aggregation type was not explicitly set.

Returns:

hasDefaultAggregation

Type
Boolean

hasDefaultFormat() → {Boolean}

Returns true if the data item format type was not explicitly set.

Returns:

hasDefaultFormat

Type
Boolean

hasDefaultSort() → {Boolean}

Returns true if the data item sort type was not explicitly set.

Returns:

hasDefaultSort

Type
Boolean

isUnavailable() → {Boolean}

Indicates if the data item is not available. Returns true if the column was deleted or hidden.

Returns:
Type
Boolean

setAggregation(aggregationopt, transactionTokenopt)

Sets the data item aggregation type.

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Default Description
aggregation aggregation <optional>
 null
transactionToken transactionToken <optional>

setFormat(formatSpec, transactionToken)

Sets the format spec for the given data item.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
formatSpec FormatSpec
transactionToken transactionToken

setSort(sortSpec, transactionToken)

Sets the type, sort-by method and priority of sort on the data item.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
sortSpec SortSpec
transactionToken transactionToken

setTopBottom(topBottomInfo, transactionToken)

Sets the top/bottom information on the data item.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
topBottomInfo TopBottomInfo
transactionToken transactionToken
Example
{
   type: String ('topcount' | 'toppercent' | 'bottomcount' | 'bottompercent'),
   value: Number,
   rank: boolean,
   context:  measure (column id) can be used when the topbottom applied on the categories
 }