Class SelectMultiple

  • SelectMultiple contains information for the config and determines how the select multiple is displayed in Data Studio.

  • Key methods include adding options, setting override capabilities, help text, unique IDs, dynamic status, and display names.

  • The addOption method adds a new select option using an OptionBuilder.

  • The setAllowOverride method enables or disables overriding for the config entry.

  • The setId method sets the unique identifier for the configuration entry.

  • The setIsDynamic method sets the dynamic status, clearing subsequent entries if modified.

Contains select multiple information for the config. Its properties determine how the select multiple is displayed in Data Studio.

Usage:

const cc = DataStudioApp.createCommunityConnector();
const config = cc.getConfig();
const option1 =
    config.newOptionBuilder().setLabel('option label').setValue('option_value');

const option2 = config.newOptionBuilder()
                    .setLabel('second option label')
                    .setValue('option_value_2');

const info1 = config.newSelectMultiple()
                  .setId('api_endpoint')
                  .setName('Data Type')
                  .setHelpText('Select the data type you\'re interested in.')
                  .setAllowOverride(true)
                  .addOption(option1)
                  .addOption(option2);

Detailed documentation

addOption(optionBuilder)

Adds a new select option.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
optionBuilderOptionBuilderA builder for an option.

Return

SelectMultiple — This builder, for chaining.


setAllowOverride(allowOverride)

Enables overriding for this config entry. If set to true, data source creators have the option to enable this for report editors.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
allowOverrideBooleanWhether or not this config entry can be overridden in reports.

Return

SelectMultiple — This builder, for chaining.


setHelpText(helpText)

Sets the help text for this configuration entry.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
helpTextStringThe help text to set.

Return

SelectMultiple — This builder, for chaining.


setId(id)

Sets the unique ID for this configuration entry.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
idStringThe ID to set.

Return

SelectMultiple — This builder, for chaining.


setIsDynamic(isDynamic)

Sets the dynamic status for this configuration entry.

If a dynamic configuration entry is modified, subsequent configuration entries are cleared.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
isDynamicBooleanThe dynamic status to set.

Return

SelectMultiple — This builder, for chaining.


setName(name)

Sets the display name for this configuration entry.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
nameStringThe name to set.

Return

SelectMultiple — This builder, for chaining.

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Last updated 2025-12-11 UTC.