FieldObject

This object describes a field selected for rows, columns, or report filters in the slice.

Properties

{
  uniqueName: string,
  caption: string,
  dimensionName: string,
  filter: FilterObject,
  levelName: string,
  showTotals: boolean,
  sort: string,
  sortOrder: string[]
}

Property/Type	Description
uniqueName String	The field's unique name.
caption String	optional The field's caption.
dimensionName String	optional The dimension name.
filter FilterObject	optional Contains filtering information.
levelName String	optional If the field is a multilevel hierarchy, the `levelName` allows setting a specific hierarchy level to be shown on the grid or chart Live example. This property does not apply to report filters.
showTotals Boolean	optional Defines whether totals are shown or hidden for the field. When set to `true`, totals are shown. Only for the classic (tabular) form. If `showTotals` is not specified, totals' visibility is defined by the options.showTotals property. To show and hide totals via UI, use the context menu. Open it by right-clicking the field header. This property does not apply to report filters.
sort String	optional The sorting type for members: `"asc"`, `"desc"` or `"unsorted"`.
sortOrder String[]	optional Sets custom ordering for field members. The `sortOrder` can be specified like this: `["member_1", "member_2", etc.]`. Only for `"csv"` and `"json"` data source types.

Example

Example with the FieldObject in rows and columns:

slice: {
  rows: [
    {
      uniqueName: "Country",
      filter: {
        exclude: ["country.[australia]"],
      },
    },
    {
      uniqueName: "Status",
      sort: "desc",
    },
  ],
  columns: [
    {
      uniqueName: "Order Date",
    },
    {
      uniqueName: "[Measures]",
    },
  ],
  // Other slice properties
}