Which visualization type can trigger an action when clicked?

The Graphical Table is a unique visualization in TIBCO Spotfire specifically designed to embed interactive elements called Action Controls within its cells. These controls can be rendered as buttons, links, or images. When a user clicks on an Action Control, it executes a pre-configured action, such as running an IronPython script, applying bookmarks, or navigating to another page or website. This provides a direct and explicit method for triggering actions from a click within the visualization itself, making it distinct from other visualization types.

A. Table visualization: Does not natively support embedding clickable Action Controls to trigger scripts; its interactivity is primarily limited to marking and sorting data.

B. Cross table: Lacks the functionality to embed Action Controls for triggering actions. It is designed for data aggregation and summarization, not direct user actions.

C. Line chart: Interactivity is based on marking data points, which can indirectly trigger scripts upon a change in marking, but it does not support direct, clickable Action Controls.

1. TIBCO Spotfire® Analyst User's Guide (Version 12.0 LTS): In the section "What is a Graphical Table?"

the documentation states: "In a graphical table

you can include different types of values such as calculated values

sparklines

images

or action controls in the columns." This explicitly confirms that Action Controls are a component of Graphical Tables.

2. TIBCO Spotfire® Analyst User's Guide (Version 12.0 LTS): The section "Adding an Action Control" specifies the locations where these controls can be used: "You can add action controls to text areas and graphical tables." This highlights the specific and limited placement of Action Controls

reinforcing why the Graphical Table is the correct answer among the given visualization types.

3. TIBCO Spotfire® Analyst User's Guide (Version 12.0 LTS): Under "Details on Graphical Table Properties - Columns"

the guide details how to add a new column and change its type. One of the available "Renderer" types for a column is "Link"

which can be configured with an "Action control script". This provides the specific mechanism for implementing the feature.