Navigating a dashboard

Each dashboard has a tab with a name describing the contents of the dashboard. Users can change the order and the name of each dashboard.

Dashboard settings are in the dashboard’s tab menu, as shown in Figure 3-7.

Figure 3-7  Accessing dashboard settings

Subscribed dashboards have different options than a personal dashboard. Table 3-1 lists dashboard settings for subscribed and personal dashboards.

Table 3-1  Settings for subscribed and personal dashboards

Option	Description	Subscribed	Personal
Copy	Duplicate the dashboard as a new dashboard	√	√
Delete	Remove the dashboard	√	√
Layout	Select column or free form layout for gadgets on the dashboard		√
Manage Data	Select one or more BIRT data objects or BIRT data object Stores to be data sources of the dashboard		√
Options	Modify dashboard name, header and footer text, auto refresh rate		√
Print	Print the contents of the active dashboard	√	√
Refresh	Query and update data object design, BIRT design and external files in use	√	√
Rename	Change the name of the dashboard	√	√
Share	General sharing options and permissions on the dashboard		√
Show Selections	Display and optionally reset any data selectors used on the dashboard	√	√

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