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Operations with layers

You can work with layers within a scene:

Operations with layers

To open the scene:

  1. Go to the Dashboards tab.

  2. Open the required dashboard.

  3. To switch scenes, use the arrows Left arrow and Right arrow. If there is only one scene in the dashboard, it opens automatically when you open the dashboard.

    To open the required scene directly, click the scene name in the top menu of the dashboard and select a scene from the list. Alternatively, click Dashboard menu icon, select Scenes, and then select a scene from the list.

Getting information about a layer

To open the layer, in the top menu of the dashboard, click Layers icon and select the required layer.

Information about the layer, the data sample, and visualization parameters are displayed. Example:

Information about a layer

Hiding layers from the scene

  1. To open the list of layers, in the top menu of the dashboard, click Layers icon.

  2. Hide the layer on the scene in one of the following ways:

    • Click Hide layer icon next to the required layer.
    • Click Layer menu icon next to the required layer and select Hide.

  3. To hide all the layers of the scene, click Hide layers icon in the Layers dialog:

    Hide all layers

Showing layers on the scene

If layers were previously hidden, you can enable their display on the scene:

  1. To open the list of layers, in the top menu of the dashboard, click Layers icon.

  2. Enable the layer display on the scene in one of the following ways:

    • Click Show layer icon next to the required layer.
    • Click Layer menu icon next to the required layer and select Show.

  3. To show all the layers of the scene, click Show layers icon in the Layers dialog:

    Show all layers

Renaming a layer

  1. To open the list of layers, in the top menu of the dashboard, click Layers icon.

  2. Rename the layer in one of the following ways:

    • Double-click the required layer.
    • Click Layer menu icon next to the required layer and select Rename.

  3. Enter a new name of the layer and press Enter.

Duplicating a layer within a scene

When you duplicate a layer, a copy is created in the same dashboard scene.

  1. To open the list of layers, in the top menu of the dashboard, click Layers icon.
  2. Click Layer menu icon next to the required layer and select Duplicate.

Copying a layer to another scene

When you copy a layer, the copy is created in another selected scene of the same dashboard. The data visualization settings in the layer remain unchanged.

  1. To open the list of layers, in the top menu of the dashboard, click Layers icon.
  2. Click Layer menu icon next to the required layer and select Copy to scene.
  3. Select the required scene.
  4. Click Copy.

Reordering layers

The display of layers on the scene depends on their order in the list: a layer that is higher in the layer list overlaps the content of the layer below it. For example, to avoid overlapping organization icons on the map, place the layer with the Point visualization above the layer with the Heatmap visualization.

  1. To open the list of layers, in the top menu of the dashboard, click Layers icon.
  2. Drag the layer to the necessary place in the list.

Creating a widget from a layer

  1. To open the list of layers, in the top menu of the dashboard, click Layers icon.
  2. Click Layer menu icon next to the required layer and select Create widget.
  3. Select the widget type and set its parameters. For a list and description of the parameters, see the instructions for each widget, e.g., Bar chart.

Deleting a layer

When you delete a layer, all widgets created based on it are also deleted.

  1. To open the list of layers, in the top menu of the dashboard, click Layers icon.
  2. Click Layer menu icon next to the required layer and select Delete.
  3. To confirm deleting, click Delete.

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