How links, drilling, and selectors work together

When an attribute element, such as the Northeast region, in a Grid/Graph is underlined, a user can click it. Northeast can be underlined because it is any of the following:

• A link (to another document or a report)

• A selector (that displays a different attribute element in a Grid/Graph)

• A drill (to another level of aggregation, as defined by a drill path)

• Any combination of these possibilities

If Northeast is a link, a selector, and a drill, what happens when the user clicks it? It functions as a selector, because you can access the link and the drill from the right-click menu, unlike selectors.

If Northeast has a default link and a drill, the link is executed when Northeast is clicked. By definition, a default link is the action that occurs when the link is clicked, so it takes precedence over the drill. In this case, the target document is executed, displaying information about employees in the Northeast region.

For more information, including instructions and examples, on each of these, see:

• Linking documents to other documents and to reports (drilling)

• Providing interactivity to users: Selectors

• Drilling in Grid/Graphs