About Canvas Data Refresh Properties

If you have administration privileges, you can configure canvas data to refresh when you open a canvas, or to refresh automatically at a specified interval.

You configure how canvas data is refreshed using canvas property settings. Click the down-arrow next a canvas name and click Canvas Properties to set properties.
Description of canvas-properties.png follows
Description of the illustration canvas-properties.png

Refresh Data when canvas is opened

Configures whether to refresh data when a user opens the canvas.

  • On - Use to refresh the data when the canvas is opened.

    The client and server caches are cleared every time the canvas is opened, ensuring that you see the current data.

  • Off - Use to not refresh the data when the canvas is opened.

Auto Refresh Data

Configures whether to automatically refresh the canvas data at specified time intervals.

  • Enabled - Use to automatically refresh the canvas data using a Refresh Interval that you enter.
  • Disabled - Use to not automatically refresh the canvas data.

Auto start for viewers

Configures whether to start the automatic data refresh when the canvas is opened.

  • On - Refresh canvas data when the canvas is opened, and then at the specified intervals.
  • Off - Don't refresh the canvas when the canvas is opened.