The Web item dropdown box enables simple navigation between data providers of type query view using specific parameter settings. The initial status of a data provider of this type is defined by specifying an InfoProvider, a query or a query view. Every InfoProvider, query and query view is assigned to a predefined Web item that you have saved as a reusable Web item in the Web Application Designer.Each assignment of an InfoProvider, query or query view to a Web item appears as an entry in a dropdown box. To switch between the various data providers you select an entry form the dropdown box.
The InfoProvider, the query or the query view defines the navigational state, that is, the data configuration, and the Web item defines the type of visualization of the data, that is, display in a table, as a chart, or as a map.