Dashboards

The dashboard page allows you to create and configure charts or grids, which will be displayed on pages with the following page type:

Dashboard Chart: A single chart can be displayed on a dashboard chart page.

Dashboard Tile: An unlimited number of charts and grids can be displayed on a dashboard tile page as tiles.

Dashboard Chart Slideshow: A number of charts and grids can be played and cycled through on a predetermined timeline in a Reporting Carousel.

Before a dashboard can be created a Report Query must be defined. Please refer to the Report Query documentation.

Dashboards Charts

To create a chart within MiiNT the below information must be completed:

Dashboard Chart Fields

The table below list the fields for dashboard charts.

Fields	Description
Id	The unique identifier of the dashboard chart, which is automatically generated when a record is created. This Id is used on the Dashboard Chart View page to display the chart.
Query	The report query that provides the data for the chart.
Title	The title of the dashboard, that will appear in the Dashboards – Administration list and when the chart is displayed.
Category	Set this to the page in MiiNT where the dashboard will be displayed. Refer to the Category topic for more details on categories.
Dashboard Type	Set this to Chart.
X-Axis Data Source	Select the output field from the report query to provide data for the X-Axis.
X-Axis Title	Enter the title to be displayed to the X-Axis of the chart.
X-Axis Label Rotation	Enter a value indicating the rotation angle for the X-axis labels. Useful when label texts are long, so they do not overlap each-other.
X-Axis Label Format	Enter formatting to be applied to the X-Axis label i.e. d-MMM for 7-May
Show Legend?	Select to display a legend on the chart.
Legend Position	Select the position to show the legend on the chart.
Legend Label Data Source	Select the output field from the report query to provide data for the legend label.
Y-Axis Title	Enter the title to be displayed to the Y-Axis of the chart.
Series Configuration	This is where you configure the series to be used to chart the data. Note: It can be configured for more than one series.
	Click this button to add a new series.

Note: Field labels highlighted as bold must have a value entered or selected as they are mandatory.

Series Configuration

To create a chart series within MiiNT the below information must be completed:

Series Configuration Fields

The table below list the fields for a series configuration of a dashboard chart.

Fields	Description
Series Type	Select the type of series to be used to display the data on the chart. Refer to the Series Overview topic for explanation of the different series types and their use.
Data Source	Select the output field from the report query to provide data for the series.
Data Grouping	Select the output field from the report query to group the series data. For example: A bar will be created for each grouping on a Bar chart A bar will be created that will be split into the different groupings for a Stacked Bar chart.
Value Labels?	Select to display value labels for data points on a chart.
Label Source	Select the data to be used for data point labels.
Legend Label	Enter the name to be displayed for the series legend.
Legend Mode	Select the way to map the legend to the data series: SeriesLabel: will create a one legend item for the entire series DataPointLabel: will create a legend item for each item of data on the series None: No legend will be shown for the series.

Note: Field labels highlighted as bold must have a value entered or selected as they are mandatory.

Dashboards Grids

To create a grid within MiiNT the below information must be completed:

Dashboard Grid Fields

The table below list the fields for dashboard grids.

Fields	Description
Id	The unique identifier of the dashboard grid, which is automatically generated when a record is created. This Id is used on the Dashboard Chart View page to display the grid.
Query	The report query that provides the data for the grid.
Title	The title of the dashboard, that will appear in the Dashboards – Administration list and when the grid is displayed.
Category	Set this to the page in MiiNT where the dashboard will be displayed. Refer to the Category topic for more details on categories.
Dashboard Type	As the default dashboard type is Grid, this should be set.

Note: Field labels highlighted as bold must have a value entered or selected as they are mandatory.

Refer to the Managing Administration Definition Types topic for information on how to manage the Dashboards - Administration definitions.