'Business Unit' field availability for the Dashboard Gadgets

[Deleted user]

The "Two Dimensional Filter Statistics" have a field "Yaxis" and we want to see the "Business Unit" which is a custom field in this yaxis field options. We dont know why its not showing up. 

Please advise on how we should get that value added to a field within a gadget. 

[Jack Nolddor _Sweet Bananas_]

Hi Spruha Shah and Welcome,

From the Adding the Two-Dimensional Filter Statistics Gadget page.

¹ If choosing a custom field, please note that only the following types of custom fields are supported by this gadget out-of-the-box: 'Group picker', 'Multi select', 'User picker', 'Select list' and 'Version picker'.

What kind of custom field is your "Business Unit"?

Regards

[Deleted user]

Hello! 

Yes,  "business unit" is a text-field(multi-line) type field. Does this mean i wont be able to have that in the gadget field options. 

And in order to get the Business unit field added in the option for the gadget (yaxis) field i have to make a new field that is one of the types you mentioned. 

[Jack Nolddor _Sweet Bananas_]

That's correct!

[Deleted user]

Hello, 

If the user does create a field that is supported by this gadget, what are the steps to add that field in the "Yaxis" field within the gadget ? 

[Jack Nolddor _Sweet Bananas_]

It will automatically appear in the dropdown menu as already shown in your image.

You simple have to select it and save the new gadget configuration.

That's all :)
Regards

[Deleted user]

Thanks for your help! 

[Jack Nolddor _Sweet Bananas_]

You are welcome :)

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

This suggests your "business unit" field is not of a type you can list.  From the name, I would guess it is a free-text field.

[Deleted user]

Hello, Yes Business unit is a "Text field (multi line)" type field. 

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

You can't use those in this gadget.

You'll need to use one of the field types that can be grouped (select-type fields such as radiobuttons, versions, users, select lists etc)