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How to add Rating custom widget to dashboard?

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Follow the below steps to publish the custom widget into the Bold BI application and use it.
Step 1: Download the Rating Control custom widget. 
Step 2: Publish the custom widget to the Bold BI application by following the steps mentioned in the help link.
Step 3: Once you publish the custom widget, the Rating Control custom widget will appear under the Miscellaneous section of the designer panel as in the following image.

Rating widget on designer item panel

​Step 4: Drag and drop the widget and configure the data. The Rating Control custom widget will render as in the following image.

Rating widget rendered with bound data

Improvement in the Rating Control Custom Widget

​Add new improvements such as improving the UI of the Rating Control Custom widget by making changes in the sourcefile.js file.
To debug and make changes in the custom widget, follow these steps:
  • Unpack the Rating Control custom widget (Rating Control .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 Rating Control Custom Widget in the Designer.
  • Now, the debugger will trigger. 
Also, the Rating Control Custom Widget is developed using the syncfusion Rating component. For any new options, check the available API in the UG link

Methods and use cases in the Rating Control source file.

The following table explains the use case of the methods available in sourcefile.js.
Methods 
Use case
init()
This method will trigger when the Rating Control custom widget is dragged and dropped in the designer or initialized in the viewer.
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.
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Written by Sathish Kanniyappan
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