Managing Dashboards¶
Dashboards are the primary way to organize and view multiple charts together. Each dashboard uses a 12-column grid layout where you can place, resize, and rearrange chart widgets and KPI tiles.
Creating a Dashboard¶
Navigate to
Click New
Fill in the dashboard settings:
Name - A descriptive name for the dashboard
Description - Optional description of the dashboard’s purpose
Public - Check to make visible to all users (private by default)
Is Template - Check to allow other users to clone this dashboard
Auto Refresh - Set an interval for automatic data refresh: Disabled, 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, or 10 minutes
Grid Columns - Number of columns in the layout grid (default: 12)
Click Save
Adding Items to a Dashboard¶
Adding a Chart¶
Open your dashboard in form view
Go to the Items tab
Click Add a line
Set the Type to “Chart”
Select a Chart Configuration from the dropdown
Note
Only chart configurations you own or that are marked as Public will appear.
Optionally set a Custom Title to override the chart’s default name
Set the grid position:
Column - Starting column (0-11)
Row - Starting row
Width - Number of columns to span (1-12)
Height - Number of rows to span (1-20)
Click Save
Adding a KPI Tile¶
Open your dashboard in form view
Go to the Items tab
Click Add a line
Set the Type to “KPI Tile”
Configure the KPI:
KPI Model - The data model to query
KPI Field - The numeric field to aggregate
Aggregation - Sum, Average, Count, Minimum, or Maximum
KPI Filters - JSON domain to filter records
Comparison - No Comparison, Previous Period, or Previous Year
Set the grid position and size
Click Save
Viewing a Dashboard¶
There are two ways to view a dashboard:
From the list/kanban view: Click on any dashboard card or row
From the form view: Click the Open Dashboard button in the header
The dashboard viewer displays all items in the grid layout with interactive charts.
Tip
In the dashboard viewer, you can drag items to reposition them and resize them by dragging the edges. Changes are saved automatically.
Setting a Default Dashboard¶
Set a dashboard as your default so it loads when you open Dashboard:
Navigate to
Either:
Toggle the Default switch in the list view, OR
Open the dashboard and click Set as Default in the header
Only one dashboard can be set as default at a time. Setting a new default automatically unsets the previous one.
Cloning a Dashboard¶
Clone an existing dashboard (including templates) to create your own copy:
Open the dashboard you want to clone
Click the Clone button in the header
A new dashboard is created with all the same items and configurations, owned by you
Tip
Browse to find pre-built dashboards you can clone. Templates are dashboards marked with the “Is Template” flag that are designed to be starting points.
Configuring Access Control¶
Control who can see and edit your dashboards:
Open the dashboard in form view
Go to the Access Control tab
Configure:
View Access Groups - Security groups that can view this dashboard
Edit Access Groups - Security groups that can modify this dashboard
If no access groups are set and the dashboard is not public, only the owner can see it.
Important
The access control tab only controls dashboard-level visibility. Users also need read access to the underlying data models used by the charts. A user who can see the dashboard but lacks access to the CRM module will see “No Data” for CRM charts.
Dashboard Templates¶
Dashboard templates allow administrators to create pre-configured dashboards that users can browse and clone:
Navigate to
Browse available templates in kanban or list view
Click Clone to create your own copy of a template
Click Preview to view the template before cloning
To create a template:
Build a dashboard with the desired charts and layout
Check the Is Template checkbox
Optionally check Public so all users can see and clone it
Click Save
Archiving Dashboards¶
To archive a dashboard you no longer need:
Open the dashboard in form view
Click the Archive button in the status bar
The dashboard is hidden from the default view but not deleted
To restore an archived dashboard, use the search filters to find archived records and click the Archive button again to reactivate.
See also
Quick Chart for creating charts quickly
Advanced Chart Builder for building custom charts