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Dashboard components offer a visual representation of data to the user. They consist of an SQL statement, which if needed, They can be dynamically altered by adding certain filters and criteria. implemented by a Java method that returns the data and a metadata XML file. What does this section cover?
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There are two types of dashboard components, chart and summary.
Chart Dashboard Components
To create a new Chart Dashboard Component, you need to create:
- An XML file that will define the component's data source, type, and various settings.
- A Java method OR an SQL statement that will retrieve the dashboard results.
- A summary page that the dashboard component will link to.
A data entry page (definition and layout XML pages) that will give the user the ability to adjust the dashboard settings to apply an additional filtering. (optional)
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Summary Dashboard Components
To create a new Summary Dashboard Component, you need to create:
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For more information on creating dashboard components, go to Create Dashboard Components. For a full list of metadata dashboard attributes, go to Dashboards Metadata.