Use Cycle Icons and Buttons

A cycle icon or cycle button ( ) in a filter list, a chart, or a table column indicates that you have multiple sets of options to choose from.

Use the Cycle Icon in a Filter List

In a filter list with in the title bar, click  one or more times until the list from which you want to select filter values is displayed.

Example: In an organization list, you can use the cycle icon to display and select from a list of organizations for each organizational level. Thus, if your organizational structure has four levels, you could cycle through four lists, one for each organizational level.

Use the Cycle Button in a Chart

 

If the chart has a cycle button for the legend, do either of the following:

  • Click the button one or more times to cycle through the options for charting the data.

  • Right-click the button, and select the option you want.

Example: Here, right-click reveals all of the options available through the cycle button. In this chart, you can use the cycle button to chart profit by any of the following:

  • Project type

  • Project manager

  • Customer

  • Any of your organization levels

Use the Cycle Icon in a Table

 

If a table column has a cycle icon in the heading, do either of the following:

  • Click the icon one or more times to cycle through the options for grouping data in that column.

  • Right-click the icon, and select the option you want.

Example: Here, right-click reveals that you can use the cycle icon in the first column to group profit information in that column by any of the following:

  • Any of your organization levels

  • Project type

  • Project manager

  • Customer