While using OOTB Dashboard metrics template, keep getting The selected page ABC expects an object of type Y, which is not available here.

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Hi, While using the OOTB  "Dashboard metrics" template, I keep getting this error: "The selected page 'ABC' expects an object of type 'Y', which is not available here." My questions are: Why would a dashboard be passed an object at all? I get the same error using a microflow which retrieves object  Y from an association with X from the calling page. I get the same error using the Report Chart widget. While I understand the premise of the error message, how do I resolve this without starting from an overview page with a list view, since these widgets actually handle lists of objects to graph? What am I missing? Any hints are appreciated, Guislain
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What you need to do here is start with a dataview and then use the widget. Most widget need to know about which entity we are working with. Chart widget need most of the time a specific enity to be able to show data. Now how to retrieve the right object for the dataview? Either use the listen to functionality in a datagrid. The the dataview will 'listen' to the datagrid and pass the selected object in the grid to the dataview. Another option would be a datasource microflow that retrieves by logic the right object to pass to the dataview.

Hope this helps a bit. If not edit your original question so we can help you further.

Regards,

Ronald

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Hi Roland,

Thanks for the prompt answer.

The OOTB Dashboard does embed the TimeSeries widget inside a DataView. Specifically in this case, I configured them as follows:

  • The DataView's DataSource is Context=My_Sustainability_App.Result
  • The TimeSeries widget's Series is DataEntity=My_Sustainability_App.Result (the same)

        

yet the calling page throws this error:

  • Message: "The selected page 'Results_Energy' expects an object of type 'Result', which is not available here."
    • Element: "Property 'Page' of action button 'ResultsIconActionButton'"
    • Page: "Page 'Dashboard':
    • Module: "My_Sustainability_App"

 

My solution has been to add a List View from the calling "Dashboard" page, which feels like a work around. Is there a more elegant way?

Thanks,

Guislain

 

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Hi Guislain,
A more elegant solution would be a dataview where the data source is a microflow.

In the microflow you can use for example the $CurrentUser variable, enabling you to display user associated data on your dashboard.

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