Example of Referencing a Variable in a Title View

Suppose that you have created a dashboard prompt called Region, which is based on the C50 Region column and which creates a presentation variable called MyFavoriteRegion as shown in Figure 2-10.

Figure 2-10 Region Prompt

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Suppose also that you have created an analysis that shows Revenue by Region and Area. You have also added a filter on the C50 Region column that is set to Is Prompted so that you can prompt the user for a region using this Region prompt.

You can reference the MyFavoriteRegion variable in the Title view so that the user's selection in the Region prompt is displayed in the title of the analysis. To do so, you enter the variable syntax @{variables.MyFavoriteRegion} in the Title field in the Title editor, as shown in Figure 2-11.

Figure 2-11 MyFavoriteRegion Variable Referenced in the Title View

Figure 2-12 shows the results on a dashboard page when a user selects AMERICAS REGION in the Region prompt. Notice that the variable in the analysis title has been updated to the user's selection, AMERICAS REGION.

Figure 2-12 Results of Referencing My Favorite Region in the Title View