Vizpad-related actionTypes

Learn how to use actionTypes to interact with Vizpads—apply filters, resolutions, and fetch Business View columns using embedding postMessage commands.

A partial list of actionTypes supported

The actionType field can be used with any of the given values to get results for different types of tasks. Here is a partial collection of actionTypes supported (with samples).

actionType values	Description	Sample code
getAllFiltersApplied	Provides the list of all filters	telliusFrame.postMessage({ actionType: "getAllFiltersApplied" }, "*");
getVizpadFiltersApplied	Provides the list of all filters applied to a Vizpad	telliusFrame.postMessage({ actionType: "getVizpadFiltersApplied" }, "*");
getVizFiltersApplied	Provides the list of all filters applied to a Viz	telliusFrame.postMessage({ actionType: "getVizFiltersApplied" }, "*");
getBusinessViewColumns	Provides the list of columns in a Business View	telliusFrame.postMessage({ actionType: "getBusinessViewColumns" }, "*");
getResolutionApplied	Provides the resolution applied to a Vizpad	telliusFrame.postMessage({ actionType: "getResolutionApplied" }, "*");

Getting the list of columns in a Business View

For example, if the embedding app sends a postMessage with the actionType set as getBusinessViewColumns, Tellius sends back the following information:

{
    columns: ["list_of_columns"],
    columnNames: ["list_of_columnNames"],
    actionType: "BVCOLUMNS",
}

Applying resolution

Resolutions can be applied to both the Viz and Vizpad.

To a Viz

telliusFrame.postMessage({
    actionType: "resolution",
    vizId: "ID_of_Viz",
    resolution: "monthly",
}, "*");

To a Vizpad

telliusFrame.postMessage({
    actionType: "resolution",
    resolution: "monthly",
}, "*");