How to create and publish Tag Cloud as a custom widget
Follow the below steps to publish the Tag Cloud custom widget into the Bold BI® application and use it.
Step 1: Download the Tag Cloud custom widget.
Step 2: Publish the custom widget to the Bold BI® application with a help link.
Step 3: Once you published the custom widget, the Tag Cloud custom widget will appear under the Miscellaneous section of the designer panel as in the following image.
Step 4: Drag and drop the widget and configure the data. The Tag Cloud custom widget will render as in the following image.
Improvement in the Tag Cloud Custom Widget
To debug and make changes in the custom widget, follow these steps:
Unpack the Tag Cloud custom widget (Tag Cloud.bicw) by following the steps in the mentioned link.
Add the debugger to the sourcefile.js file's init() method. Also, add the needed changes in the sourcefile.js file.
Publish the custom widget by following the steps in this link.
Now, open the new dashboard in the Bold BI® designer.
Open the Developer Tools in the Browser.
Drag and drop the Tag Cloud Custom Widget in the Designer.
Now, the debugger will trigger.
Also, the Tag Cloud Custom Widget is developed using the EJ2 Syncfusion® component. For any new options, check the available API in the UG link.
Methods and use cases in the Tag Cloud source file.
The following table explains the use case of some main methods available in sourcefile.js.
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Methods |
Use Case |
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Init() |
This method will trigger when the Tag Cloud custom widget is dragged and dropped in the designer or initialized in the viewer. |
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Update() |
This method will trigger when the widget is resized, data is configured in the widget, and when the changes are made in the property panel. Based on the respective changes the Tag Cloud object can be updated. |
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