Dashboards are a way of grouping different reports together on one screen and displaying the results as tables, charts or other combinations to give a quick overview of various data to aid decision-making.
As such, prior to creating a dashboard, it is necessary to create all the reports required for the desired dashboard.
A single report can be used in multiple components but to diaply display different data:
For example you could have a report showing All Bookings for a particular period, with one component displaying the breakdown of course type as a chart, and another component showing the breakdown of nationality of the students attending. Both can look at the same report.
A dashboard comprises of a number of widgets which are one of the following:
Chart or Table (linked to a report)
Text
Images
There are some system limits to be aware of:
A maximum of 25 widgets can be used, of which a maximum of 20 can be components (linked to a report)
There can be a maximum of 3 filters, each containing a maximum of 50 values
A dashboard cannot be refreshed more than once a minute.
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