Adding parameters to xcelsius dashboard

Hello All,
I am new to xcelsius and would like to have advises and help regarding my needs.
I have selected the columns which I want from the "Universe Query" and get the data in the excel sheet in xcelsius. Now, I have added a scorecard and it is reading perfectly from the xcel sheet. The user had requested for additional requirements that they want parameters to select the dates which they want for example "1-1-2011"-"2-1-2011"-"3-1-2011"-"10-1-2011". So, how do I implement this? Any advises? Tutorials?
Thanks for the help

Hello Maas,
I think there are several ways to do so, but I can only think about two ways by the moment:
One way is by using a Selector component, select as Labels the colunm with the dates, and on Data Insertion, Insertion Type select Filtered Rows. This option will filter the Source Data you select from the choosen date, and use the Destination to put it on another sheet. Then you can create your Charts over this flltered data.
The other way is by using the query filter, as explained below:
http://myxcelsius.com/2008/12/25/part-ii-live-dashboards-using-bo-liveoffice-creating-a-liveoffice-document-and-connect-it-to-businessobjects-universe-data/
http://myxcelsius.com/2009/01/04/create-an-xcelsius-2008-dashboard-bound-to-live-office-data-using-prompt/
Hope it helps!
Regards.
Bruna Dupim

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