Getting started with the Dashboard Designer

Use this information to get started with the Dashboard Designer.

• Your username is displayed at the upper-right area along with a down arrow icon .
  Click the down arrow icon to view your user role, role description, Tool Content Groups, Engine User Groups, and Engine instances that are assigned to you.
• To create your custom dashboards, click CREATE DASHBOARDS.

  The Create a New Dashboard: Select a Layout window is displayed. You can either select any one of the available layouts or click Create a New Layout.

  For more information about the Dashboard components, see Managing the Dashboard Designer.

• To create components that can be reused to create dashboards, click CREATE COMPONENTS.
  The Create Components page opens that displays the following components:

  • LAYOUTS
  • WIDGETS
  • DATA DEFINITION
  • FILTERS

  Click any component that you want to create, the Dashboard Designer page displays a navigation pane and lists all the components that are needed to create and publish a dashboard.
• To use the Designer tool directly, click the Expand icon on the upper-left area of the page.

  The Dashboard Designer page displays a navigation pane and lists all the components that are needed to create and publish a dashboard.