In IBM Cognos Business Insight, the user can double-click on a widget or on the dashboard, and make the Widget toolbar visible. In this recipe we will explore the Widget toolbar.
We will use Business Insight Samples we have been following up in previous recipes. Let us navigate to Public Folders | Samples | Models | Business Insight Samples, on IBM Cognos Connection and click on the Marketing Dashboard link.
To explore widget controls and customize widgets, perform the following steps:
1. Open Marketing Dashboard. As can be seen in the following screenshot, the user has clicked on the Advertising cost chart, which has its own toolbar highlighted and circled in red. Every widget has its own toolbar, which can be brought to the front by clicking on the corresponding widget.
2. Let us now explore each of the options provided on the Widget toolbar.
3. Click on the Widget Actions icon, as shown in the following screenshot...