Ask at Execution
An Angle or a Dashboard will usually be executed immediately. When the settings of a filter need to be specified at execution, user input is required. This is called Ask at Execution.
If your input is required, the Execution parameters icon is shown next to the Angle, Display, or Dashboard name on the search results page. When you execute such an item, the Execution parameters dialog box is displayed.
In this example, the "Company Code" must be in a list of selected items before the Angle will be executed. The Angle results will reflect the chosen execution parameters. After confirming the execution parameters, the Angle is executed and the Angle results page is displayed.
It can occur that both the Angle and the Display that you are executing need your input. In that case, the Execution parameters dialog box displays the filters for both in one list.
For Dashboards, the execution parameters will be applied to all Displays (widgets) shown in the Dashboard, unless the execution parameter is not applicable. Keep in mind that all Ask at execution parameters defined in the Angles and Displays used in a Dashboard will be ignored.