The functionality described in this article is available in Navigator versions 10.4 and greater. See 10.4 Highlights for an overview of feature changes
By freezing columns in a viewlet, you can keep important columns on the left side of the viewlet no matter how far you scroll to the right, without changing your schema. Frozen columns will remain frozen (on the left side) until they are unfrozen.
To manage frozen columns, a user must either be the creator of the viewlet or, for viewlets on shared dashboards, have "write" permission for the viewlet.
Manage frozen columns
- Select Manage Frozen Columns from the viewlet's menu to enable individual columns to be frozen or unfrozen.
- Choose which columns you want to freeze or unfreeze.
- To select a column to freeze, click the Freeze pane icon next to its column header. The column moves to the left, and its icon becomes a blue Unfreeze pane icon .
- To select a column to unfreeze, click the blue Unfreeze pane icon next to its column header. The column moves to its assigned position in the schema, and its icon becomes a grey Freeze pane icon .
- To select a column to freeze, click the Freeze pane icon next to its column header. The column moves to the left, and its icon becomes a blue Unfreeze pane icon .
Clear all frozen columns
To clear all frozen columns, click the Clear All Frozen Columns button. The frozen columns revert to their assigned based on the schema. All icons revert to grey Freeze pane icons.
Turn off frozen column management
To turn off all frozen icons for individual columns, select Stop Managing Frozen Columns from the viewlet's menu. The Freeze pane, Unfreeze pane, and Clear All Frozen Columns icons are no longer available. After one or more frozen columns have been set for a viewlet, all users of the viewlet will see them on the far left side of the viewlet.
Frozen columns remain in place, even when you scroll to the right: