Creating Dashboards in MINT - Revision history

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	== What is a dashboard? ==__NOEDITSECTION__		== What is a dashboard? ==__NOEDITSECTION__
	A (digital) dashboard is a '''visual display''' for specific '''key information'''. It should fit on a '''single screen''' and is used to monitor key information '''at a glance'''. There are a lot of good practices for dashboard design that help creating a targeted, clear and informative dashboard that is easy to understand for the end user. Please get in touch with your [[Information Management Team\|GICHD IM advisor]] for more information and background material. <br />		A (digital) dashboard is a '''visual display''' for specific '''key information'''. It should fit on a '''single screen''' and is used to monitor key information '''at a glance'''. There are a lot of good practices for dashboard design that help creating a targeted, clear and informative dashboard that is easy to understand for the end user. Please get in touch with your [[Information Management Team\|GICHD IM advisor]] for more information and background material. <br />

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	* Logical tree icon: opens the '''Parameter mapping dialog''' (see section above on [[#Filters]])		* Logical tree icon: opens the '''Parameter mapping dialog''' (see section above on [[#Filters]])
	* Gear-wheel icon: opens the dashboard properties dialog that allows to specify various options:		* Gear-wheel icon: opens the dashboard properties dialog that allows to specify various options:
	[[File:MINT_dashboard_properties\|center]]		[[File:MINT_dashboard_properties.png\|center]]
	* Grid: allows to enable/disable the grid overlay that may help arranging and aligning items on a dashboard.		* Grid: allows to enable/disable the grid overlay that may help arranging and aligning items on a dashboard.
	==== Save a dashboard ====__NOEDITSECTION__		==== Save a dashboard ====__NOEDITSECTION__

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	These filters can now be used as dashboard controls. If the two filters (''Province'' and ''Date of accident is after'') are dragged and dropped on the main dashboard pane, the result looks as follows:		These filters can now be used as dashboard controls. If the two filters (''Province'' and ''Date of accident is after'') are dragged and dropped on the main dashboard pane, the result looks as follows:
	[[File:dashboard_filter.png\|center]]		[[File:dashboard_filter.png\|center]]
	Then, by clicking on the filter icon in the top menu of the dashboard designer ([[File:filter_icon.png]]), the filters can further be refined with the '''~~Filter Manager~~'''. In this window, it can be specified exactly which filter should be applied to which element (dashlet), via which attribute. Of course, the attribute must be defined on the underlying element (ad-hoc view). The following example shows the configuration for the scenario mentioned above:		Then, by clicking on the filter/parameter mapping icon in the top menu of the dashboard designer ([[File:filter_icon.png]]), the filters can further be refined with the '''Parameter mapping dialog'''. In this window, it can be specified exactly which filter should be applied to which element (dashlet), via which attribute. Of course, the attribute must be defined on the underlying element (ad-hoc view). The following example shows the configuration for the scenario mentioned above:
	[[File:filter_manager.png\|center]]		[[File:filter_manager.png\|center]]
	Then, once the dashboard is saved and executed, the filters can be applied as input controls, and the content of the affected elements will be refreshed accordingly.		Then, once the dashboard is saved and executed, the filters can be applied as input controls, and the content of the affected elements will be refreshed accordingly.
	==== Menus and options ====__NOEDITSECTION__		==== Menus and options ====__NOEDITSECTION__
			At the top of the main dashboard pane the following buttons are available:
			[[File:MINT_dashboard_menu_options.png\|center]]
			* Eye icon: allows to switch between designer and preview mode (to get an idea of how the dashboard will look like for the end user, and how the filters work).
			* Save/Save As icon: allows to save a dashboard.
			* Arrow to the left: allows to undo the last change.
			* Arrow to the right: allows to redo the last change.
			* Arrow downwards: allows to reset the dashboard to its last saved state.
			* Logical tree icon: opens the '''Parameter mapping dialog''' (see section above on [[#Filters]])
			* Gear-wheel icon: opens the dashboard properties dialog that allows to specify various options:
			[[File:MINT_dashboard_properties\|center]]
			* Grid: allows to enable/disable the grid overlay that may help arranging and aligning items on a dashboard.
	==== Save a dashboard ====__NOEDITSECTION__		==== Save a dashboard ====__NOEDITSECTION__
	Once the editing of the dashboard is done, it may be saved/saved as into the repository by clicking on the save button in the top menu. When first saved or later on '''saved as''', a repository location has to be specified.		Once the editing of the dashboard is done, it may be saved/saved as into the repository by clicking on the save button in the top menu. When first saved or later on '''saved as''', a repository location has to be specified.

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	To edit a dashboard, navigate to its place in the repository, right-click on it and select '''Open in Designer...'''. The dashboard designer then opens and allows to change, add and remove elements.		To edit a dashboard, navigate to its place in the repository, right-click on it and select '''Open in Designer...'''. The dashboard designer then opens and allows to change, add and remove elements.
	[[File:edit_dashboard.png\|center]]		[[File:edit_dashboard.png\|center]]

	~~== Dashboards and Legacy Dashboards ==__NOEDITSECTION__~~
	~~Users having used MINT before it has been upgraded to Jaspersoft version 6 (in December 2014) may encounter two different types of dashboards: '''Dashboards''' and '''Legacy Dashboards'''.~~
	~~[[File:legacy_dashboards.png\|center]]~~
	* '''Legacy Dashboard''': is a dashboard created with an older version of MINT (before December 2014). A legacy dashboard can be edited in the old dashboard designer (by right-clicking on it and selecting '''Open in Designer...''') that has less functionality and a poorer usability than the current version. It cannot be automatically upgraded to a ''new'' dashboard though - if required, this step has to be done manually.
	* '''Dashboard''': refers to a regular, current dashboard as described throughout this page.


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	== What is a dashboard? ==__NOEDITSECTION__		== What is a dashboard? ==__NOEDITSECTION__
	A (digital) dashboard is a '''visual display''' for specific '''key information'''. It should fit on a '''single screen''' and is used to monitor key information '''at a glance'''. There are a lot of good practices for dashboard design that help creating a targeted, clear and informative dashboard that is easy to understand for the end user. Please get in touch with your [[Information Management Team\|GICHD IM ~~focal point~~]] for more information and background material. <br />		A (digital) dashboard is a '''visual display''' for specific '''key information'''. It should fit on a '''single screen''' and is used to monitor key information '''at a glance'''. There are a lot of good practices for dashboard design that help creating a targeted, clear and informative dashboard that is easy to understand for the end user. Please get in touch with your [[Information Management Team\|GICHD IM advisor]] for more information and background material. <br />
	More technically and specifically in MINT, a dashboard is a display arrangement of several [[Creating Ad Hoc Views in MINT\|ad-hoc views]] and/or [[Creating Reports in MINT\|reports]] and/or external content such as text or web pages. A dashboard can be '''interactive''', i.e. the user can have some control over the display via filters/input controls.		More technically and specifically in MINT, a dashboard is a display arrangement of several [[Creating Ad Hoc Views in MINT\|ad-hoc views]] and/or [[Creating Reports in MINT\|reports]] and/or external content such as text or web pages. A dashboard can be '''interactive''', i.e. the user can have some control over the display via filters/input controls.

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	== What is a dashboard? ==__NOEDITSECTION__		== What is a dashboard? ==__NOEDITSECTION__
	A (digital) dashboard is a '''visual display''' for specific '''key information'''. It should fit on a '''single screen''' and is used to monitor key information '''at a glance'''. There are a lot of good practices for dashboard design that help creating a targeted, clear and informative dashboard that is easy to understand for the end user. Please get in touch with your [[Management ~~Consulting~~ Team\|GICHD IM focal point]] for more information and background material. <br />		A (digital) dashboard is a '''visual display''' for specific '''key information'''. It should fit on a '''single screen''' and is used to monitor key information '''at a glance'''. There are a lot of good practices for dashboard design that help creating a targeted, clear and informative dashboard that is easy to understand for the end user. Please get in touch with your [[Information Management Team\|GICHD IM focal point]] for more information and background material. <br />
	More technically and specifically in MINT, a dashboard is a display arrangement of several [[Creating Ad Hoc Views in MINT\|ad-hoc views]] and/or [[Creating Reports in MINT\|reports]] and/or external content such as text or web pages. A dashboard can be '''interactive''', i.e. the user can have some control over the display via filters/input controls.		More technically and specifically in MINT, a dashboard is a display arrangement of several [[Creating Ad Hoc Views in MINT\|ad-hoc views]] and/or [[Creating Reports in MINT\|reports]] and/or external content such as text or web pages. A dashboard can be '''interactive''', i.e. the user can have some control over the display via filters/input controls.

Evinek at 07:51, 8 January 2015

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	== What is a dashboard? ==__NOEDITSECTION__		== What is a dashboard? ==__NOEDITSECTION__
			A (digital) dashboard is a '''visual display''' for specific '''key information'''. It should fit on a '''single screen''' and is used to monitor key information '''at a glance'''. There are a lot of good practices for dashboard design that help creating a targeted, clear and informative dashboard that is easy to understand for the end user. Please get in touch with your [[Management Consulting Team\|GICHD IM focal point]] for more information and background material. <br />
			More technically and specifically in MINT, a dashboard is a display arrangement of several [[Creating Ad Hoc Views in MINT\|ad-hoc views]] and/or [[Creating Reports in MINT\|reports]] and/or external content such as text or web pages. A dashboard can be '''interactive''', i.e. the user can have some control over the display via filters/input controls.

	== Create a new dashboard ==__NOEDITSECTION__		== Create a new dashboard ==__NOEDITSECTION__

Evinek at 07:42, 8 January 2015

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	==== Save a dashboard ====__NOEDITSECTION__		==== Save a dashboard ====__NOEDITSECTION__
	Once the editing of the dashboard is done, it may be saved/saved as into the repository by clicking on the save button in the top menu.		Once the editing of the dashboard is done, it may be saved/saved as into the repository by clicking on the save button in the top menu. When first saved or later on '''saved as''', a repository location has to be specified.
	[[File:dashboard_save.png\|center]]		[[File:dashboard_save.png\|center]]

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	==== Save a dashboard ====__NOEDITSECTION__		==== Save a dashboard ====__NOEDITSECTION__
			Once the editing of the dashboard is done, it may be saved/saved as into the repository by clicking on the save button in the top menu.
			[[File:dashboard_save.png\|center]]

	== Edit a dashboard ==__NOEDITSECTION__		== Edit a dashboard ==__NOEDITSECTION__