Creating Dashboards

 

Following are steps to create a dashboard

Right click on Dashboards option in Module Section of Project Tree. Select Create dashboard option. OR click on the  Dashboards  button on the Prescient Author Navigator dialog box.

  1. Specify the name of dashboard in Name text box. The name could be alphanumeric. It should not have spaces in between. 
  2. You can specify a header to the dashboard in Header text box. This header can be different from the name of the dashboard.
  3. To give links on the dashboard you have to add rows and columns to the dashboard. To add rows and columns on the dashboard click on Add button. (Refer to Add Grid to the dashboard).
  4. You can remove the dashboard grid by clicking on Remove button. When you remove the grid, all the data in the grid rows and columns is removed automatically.
  5. After you add the grid to the dashboard, a tree will be created in the Dashboard Layout area. Now you can add links to each row in the dashboard.
  6. To add link to the row you can click on Add Data button or you can right click on the row to which you want to add the link and select Add Menu.
  7. Assign Dashboard Column Properties dialog will be displayed.(Refer to Assign Dashboard Column Properties)
  8. You can remove the data assigned to the cell by clicking on Remove Data button or you can right click on the row and select Erase Column Data.
  9. You can insert a row to the existing tree by clicking on Insert Row button or you can right click on the row and select Insert Row Before. The row will be inserted before the selected row.
  10. You can insert a column to the existing tree by clicking on Insert Column button or you can right click on the row and select Insert Column Before.
  11. You can add a table inside the row by selecting the row and clicking on Add Table button or you can right click on the row and select Insert Table (Refer to Add Grid to the dashboard) .
  12. You can move the table inside the row to the other row by clicking on Set Parent button. (Refer to Move Table).
  13. You can add the row at the end. For this you need to select the table and clicking on Add Row button or you can right click on the table and select Append Row.
  14. You can add the row at the end. For this you need to select the table and clicking on Add Column button or you can right click on the row and select Append Column.
  15. You can delete the rows and column to which data is not assigned by selecting the table and clicking on Remove Empty Rows or Remove Empty Columns button or you can right click on the table and select Remove Empty Rows or Remove Empty Columns .
  16. Click on Ok button to add the Dashaoard.

 

Related Topics

Create Dashboard Page

 

Example of Dashboard

Following example show 'Basemodule' dashboard