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Click the Inputs button at the top of the Activeboard (available only with the edit mode activated), then click and drag your chosen input type to the Activeboard workspace.

See the different input types in this article.

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The new input will appear right away. However, you need to specify the properties of the new input to use it as required. To do so, click the input title bar to display the settings pane, which will appear to the right. Check these properties in the section below.

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Input properties

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ID

This is a unique name for the input used for internal calls, such as referring to data in the input from a widget (see Calling an input value from a widget). It is auto-generated and cannot be modified.

Name

The name of the input. This is the friendly name that appears in the input title bar in the Activeboard.

Description

A meaningful description assigned to the input to tell about its content.

Data source (select inputs)

This is the query that feeds data to the input. Click the Edit button to open the Query Editor, where you can edit and update the input's query script.

Custom date range (select inputs)

(Optional) Toggle on this option to set a date range for the input that overrides the date range set for the Activeboard. Inputs with a custom date range show the calendar icon next to the title. Learn more about setting time ranges here.

Load data on demand

(Optional) When this option is enabled, the input will retrieve data only when manually prompted. Enabling this option will improve performance, which enhances your work session by ensuring that resources are utilized only where and when you need them.

Upon accessing the Activeboard, inputs that have a query as their data source are empty and display a message explaining why, along with a button to manually fetch data. This has implications when exporting the Activeboard to PDF but will work fine when scheduling Activeboard reports.

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Visual

The settings available in the Visual tab will depend upon the type of input chosen. Learn more about the settings of the different types of inputs in this article.

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