Dashboard designer

The Dashboard designer is used to embed reports, ad hoc views, and other objects into a single, interactive location.

You can create dashboards that include pre-existing elements, such as reports and views, and you can create new charts, tables, and crosstabs from your data sources.

Dashlets and dashboard elements

Each element added to your dashboard is called a dashlet. To add a dashlet to your dashboard, select a content element and drag it onto the dashboard canvas.

Dashlets can include the following elements, which you can access from the Available Content pane:
  • New Content
    • Chart. Create a chart.
    • Crosstab. Create a crosstab.
    • Table. Create a table .
    • Text. Free-form field. Use free text items to add titles and instructional text to the dashboard.
    • Web Page. Any URL-addressable web content.
    • Image. An image from the repository or an image that is accessible by URL.
  • Existing Content. Add reports and ad hoc views accessible to you.
  • Filters. If a report you include on the dashboard is designed to use input controls or filters, you can add the input controls or filters to the dashboard. Controls can also be manually mapped to custom URL dashlets.