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SpannerBracket
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5 years ago
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Slicer with search from multiple fields

Hi gurus, I've got a table of objects each with a name and description.  I'm trying to create a slicer that shows all the names, but allow a user to search by name or description column.   Examp...
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    SpannerBracket
    5 years ago

    Thanks Raymundo - your post gave me some more inspiration.  I've used the old 'invisible rectangle' trick to solve this.

     

    I've set the slicer to use a hierarchy and then put a white rectangle that is always in front over the column of chevrons.

     

    This gives the look and feel that I was after.  Hopefully in the future we'll just have a feature to use one set of fields for items, and a different set of fields for search.  But in the meantime, this is pretty close...

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SpannerBracket
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5 years ago

Thanks Raymundo - but using a hierarchy this way just doesn't achieve the experience I want for my users.

 

See the screenshot below.  Using the hierarchy makes it look messy and confusing, unless there is a way to turn off the chevron and hide the description field from the slicer.

 

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Anonymous
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5 years ago

Yeah, hierarchies are not appealing and not user friendly in slicers. You can change the chevron though on Format > Items > Expand/collapse icon. You have as options Chevron,  Plus/minus, and Caret.

 

 

 

  • SpannerBracket's avatar
    SpannerBracket
    Regular Visitor
    5 years ago

    Thanks Raymundo - your post gave me some more inspiration.  I've used the old 'invisible rectangle' trick to solve this.

     

    I've set the slicer to use a hierarchy and then put a white rectangle that is always in front over the column of chevrons.

     

    This gives the look and feel that I was after.  Hopefully in the future we'll just have a feature to use one set of fields for items, and a different set of fields for search.  But in the meantime, this is pretty close...