Creating Dashboards

Creating Dashboards

The following is an example procedure of how to create a simple dashboard. Note that not all options you see are described in these steps. (See Creating Dashboards for full details.)

1. In a namespace that is enabled for analytics (select Analytics on the namespace's web application), select Analytics > User Portal, and then select Go.

2. From the User Portal, click New Dashboard on the Menu.

   The system displays a dialog box that prompts you for basic information about the new dashboard.

3. For Dashboard Name, type the name of the dashboard.

4. Optionally provide values for the following options:

   • Folder — Specifies the folder, if any, to which the dashboard belongs. You can either type a folder name or select an existing folder. Use the slash character (/) to specify a subfolder. For example, you can enter the following for Folder:

     My Folder/My Subfolder
     

     

     Folders organize the dashboards as seen in the User Portal.

   • Dashboard Title — Specifies the title of the dashboard.

     If you specify a title, the main area of the User Portal displays the title of the dashboard. Otherwise, it displays the name of the dashboard.

   • Public — Specifies whether this dashboard is displayed in the User Portal main area.

     (Even if the dashboard is not marked as public, you can access it via Main > Open. Also, you can find it in the User Portal by using the Find option. See Using Dashboards and the User Portal.)

   • Locked — Enables you to temporarily prevent changes to this dashboard. If you select this option, you cannot edit the dashboard again unless you first clear the Locked option again.

   • Dashboard Owner — Optionally specifies the InterSystems IRIS user who owns this dashboard. If a dashboard has an owner, then only the owner can specify the Access Resource value for the dashboard; see the next item.

   • Access Resource — Optionally specifies the InterSystems IRIS resource that is used to control access to this dashboard. See the Implementing InterSystems Business Intelligence.

   • Keywords — Lists any keywords or phrases to help you find this dashboard later. Enter one keyword or phrase per line; that is, each line you enter here is treated as a single keyword.

     These keywords are displayed in the User Portal.

5. Click OK.

   The system creates, saves, and displays the dashboard, which is initially empty.

6. Click Add New Widget on the Menu and then click Bar Chart on the left from the list of Pivots and Charts.

7. Click the magnifying glass to the right of the Data source.

8. Click Business Metrics on the left of the Finder Dialog.

9. Click Demo.Dashboard.Production and then SalesMetrics to choose this metric as the data source. Click OK to add this widget to the dashboard. You now see this widget in the dashboard work space. Resize the widget graphic out so you can see what it contains.

10. Click Save on the Menu to save the dashboard.

11. Click Home to see the list of dashboards and then click the dashboard name you just added to view it.

12. Click the clipboard icon at top left of the bar chart, to edit the appearance of the widget you added using the Widget Designer.

13. Click the Data Properties tab.

14. Click the plus sign icon at right, click Sales in the Data Value list, and click OK.

15. Click the plus sign icon again, click Units in the Data Value list, and click OK.

16. Click Save on the Menu.

17. Refresh the browser to see the display change as the production runs.