Dashboard Options

The Data Worksheet, data model, or table to which the current Dashboard is linked. Press Select to choose a data source. Data Worksheets are listed under the ‘Data Worksheet’ and ‘Private Data Worksheet’ nodes. The Dashboard will have access to all of the data blocks in the selected Data Worksheet. Queries, data models, and database tables are listed under the ‘Data Source’ node. The Dashboard has access to all of the fields in the selected asset.

Converts the existing data source to a new Data Worksheet named “Dashboard_Name Worksheet”. The Dashboard will subsequently use this Data Worksheet as the data source.

Suppress the display of live data to help speed Dashboard design. With ‘Use Metadata’ enabled, data-view and filter components in the design view display meta-data rather than the actual data. (This can be helpful when the Dashboard creates long-running queries or when the data source is not immediately available.)

Enables user prompting for any parameters defined in the linked data source. Disable ‘Prompt for parameters’ to completely suppress prompting. This may be necessary when parameter values are being supplied from another source (script, hyperlink, session data, etc.) and the user should therefore not be prompted to enter values.

Specifies that selections the user makes in one Filter component (Selection List, Selection Tree, etc.) should be reflected in the values shown within other Filter components (e.g., by highlighting values included in result set, hiding incompatible values, etc.). Disabling this feature may improve performance for Dashboards that have a very large number of filters.

When selected, provides a warning to the user that results have been truncated due to a maximum row setting. The warning will also be printed on exported Dashboards whose results have been truncated. See Data Block Properties to configure the row maximum.

Specifies that a new materialized view should be automatically created on-the-fly if the Dashboard does not have an existing materialized view, either because the materialized view was never populated with data or because the Dashboard underwent modifications that rendered an existing materialized view unusable. The materialized view will supply data to the Dashboard both at design time and at runtime. (This option must be enabled by an administrator.)

Limits the number of records retrieved by a Dashboard in design mode.

Number of pixels defining the snap increment for the ‘Snap to Grid’ feature. See Snap Components for more details.

Specifies a designation to be used in place of the actual Dashboard name. The alias replaces the Dashboard name in all contexts except the Repository tab and the ‘Export Assets’ page in Enterprise Manager. These always display the actual Dashboard name.

A description for the Dashboard. The description appears as a tooltip when the user hovers the mouse over the Dashboard in the Portal tree.

Automatically refreshes Dashboard data at the period specified by the ‘Refresh Interval’. To customize the refresh behavior, see Customize Server-Side Update. If a materialized view has been created for the Dashboard, server-side update is inactive. (See Materialized View for more information on materialized views.)

Determines whether the current Dashboard will be visible in the User Portal, subject to permissions set by administrator.

Displays a dashed border of the specified pixel dimensions on the Dashboard to assist with Dashboard sizing.

When enabled, scales the Dashboard to the browser window so that all components are visible without scrolling. This applies only to the “Master” layout. To set scaling for other layouts, see Create a Device Layout.

When enabled, scales the Dashboard to the full width of the browser window. The Dashboard height is scaled proportionally to the width and may therefore exceed the height of the window. (A vertical scroll bar is provided in this case.) This applies only to the “Master” layout. To set scaling for other layouts, see Create a Device Layout.

Adds uniform margins to the Dashboard by padding the right and bottom of the Dashboard to match the padding on the left and top.

Specifies the page or screen layout for the Dashboard. See Create a Device Layout for more information.