I am wanting to use something like a 'what if' parameter that allows the user to select between a few countries such as:
China, India, USA etc.
However, when I go to create a 'what if parameter' it only allows for a numerical data type, it does not allow you to use words, or to insert a list of words, that the user can choose from. Can this be achieved somehow?
It is important that the selected word/country can be accessed within a python visualization script. I note that instead of using a 'what if parameter' you can create a slicer from the visualization pane and add the appropriate column of the data set (containing the countries/words to choose from) within the slicer's field. This allows the user to choose from a list of countries. However, this solution does not appear acceptable as it doesnt appear that you can access the chosen value of the slicer within a python visualization script.
So the question is: Is anyone able to tell me whether you can use a selection of words as the options to pick from, within a 'what if parameter', or if not, instead, is there a way to access the selected option of a slicer, within a python visualization script? Otherwise, is there some other way to achieve the same result (allow the user to pick from a number of word options and have the selected value accessible within a pythopn visualization script)?
