Is there a tagname I can use in simple XML that I can put multiple rows in that I can then toggle hide/show?

[HattrickNZ]

Is there a tagname I can use in simple XML that I can put multiple rows in that I can then toggle hide/show?

for instance the below skeleton would show:

row
row
row

Can I have something like, below, where I can sho/hide the 2nd and 3rd row together?:

row
<tagname depends="$mytoken$">
row
row
</tagname>

skeleton dashboard below:

<form>
       <label>dashboard name</label>

     <fieldset autoRun="true" submitButton="false">
     <input type="checkbox" token="sourcetype_token" searchWhenChanged="true">
         <choice value="show">show</choice>
         <choice value="hide">hide</choice>
     </fieldset>

     <row>
         <panel>
             <chart>

             ...

             </chart>
         </panel>
     </row>
     <row>
         <panel>
             <chart>

             ...

             </chart>
         </panel>
     </row>
     <row>
         <panel>
             <chart>

             ...

             </chart>
         </panel>
     </row>
 </form>

[woodcock]

I do not think you can do exactly what you describe but what is wrong with doing a look-alike thing that is absolutely indistinguishable by users like this?

<form>
   <label>dashboard name</label>

  <fieldset autoRun="true" submitButton="false">
  <input type="checkbox" token="show_token" searchWhenChanged="true">
      <choice value="show">show rows 2 and 3</choice>
  </fieldset>

  <row>
      <panel>
          <chart>

          ...

          </chart>
      </panel>
  </row>
  <row depends=$show_token$>
      <panel>
          <chart>

          ...

          </chart>
      </panel>
  </row>
  <row depends=$show_token$>
      <panel>
          <chart>

          ...

          </chart>
      </panel>
  </row>
</form>

[woodcock]

The fieldset's autoRun="true" setting causes the dashboard run with all fields' defaults settings when the dashboard is first visited and the input's searchWhenChanged="true" setting causes the dashbaord to re-run whenever the checkbox is un/ticked. Seriously; just try it.

[jeffland]

I don't think you can wrap your rows in something, they're supposed to be the first element in a dashboard/form. But I don't see why you shouldn't be able to make all rows depend on the same token, so they will all display or hide at the same time with a single setting, somewhat like this:

...
</fieldset>
  <row depends="token">
    <panel>
      <chart>
        ...
      </chart>
    </panel>
  </row>
  <row depends="token">
    <panel>
      <chart>
            ...

See the Simple XML reference and look for "depends", you can use it to show or hide almost any element in a dashboard depending on one or more tokens.

[HattrickNZ]

tks, i will do that then, I was just looking for another way of doing the same thing, although slightly differenty.

[HattrickNZ]

when does the code in side depends="token" run?

Does it run when the dashboard is first visited?

Or is it when the checkbox is first ticked?

[jeffland]

The "depends" attribute will be in effect for as long as you are on that page, i.e. the panel will show and hide dynamically based on the token indefinitely. Therefore I don't really know how to answer the question about "when it is run", sorry.

[jeffland]

Markup messed up your code, you'll have to leave a line blank and indent by four spaces when you want to use angled brackets:

<works>

[HattrickNZ]

have edited my question/comment, hope it makes sense. Could you advise? tks

[woodcock]

Is not this a duplicate of this question?

http://answers.splunk.com/answers/295399/is-it-possible-to-have-a-checkbox-to-toggle-hiding.html#ans...

[HattrickNZ]

no, ithink it is slightly different, that Q just works on a panel/row, i want to work on multiple panels/rows at the same time

[woodcock]

In any case, the answer is exactly the same: depends.

[woodcock]

As far as setting a default, just before the end of the input you use the "name" of the setting like this:

<input>
   ....
   ...
  <default>Hide</default>
</input>