Paged Viewports extend the capabilities of standard Viewports in Anaplan XL. They let different parts of the current workbook be shown in a central place and let users quickly and easily change what is being seen.
For example, a user may have several icons available to switch the display from a line chart to a ranking chart or to a dynamic grid. For example, you can have a three Paged Viewports to display differing views on separate aspects of the business and a TreeMap looking at a consolidated sales view.Users can easily switch what's shown in each Paged viewport by selecting the icons at the upper left of the page.
A Paged viewport consists of:
- Overlays: icons or images that the user can choose to change the current Viewport or link to another part of the workbook. Anaplan XL has an image library, or custom images can also be specified.
- Viewports: dynamic windows that go to another part of the workbook. Viewports display any Anaplan XL or Excel content in the selected range or an Excel chart. They can be optionally set to scale the selected range to fit the Viewport size, or if not scaled. They'll display scrollbars when required.
When adding a Paged viewport from the Anaplan XL Visualise ribbon, first add an Overlay. Select a custom file or use a packaged image based on a search term. The color scheme can also be varied here. The image can be sized and positioned as needed in the Layout Tab. The Click action tab defines what happens when the user clicks it. This can display a specified Viewport or jump to another location in the workbook, like an XL3Link() formula. Choosing Show Viewport lets you select an existing Viewport or add a new one. Additional Overlays and Viewports can be added and positioned as required within the Paged viewport control.
Background color and borders can be set for the Paged viewport on the properties tab.
