To create a new dashboard
in the SAS BI Dashboard designer, complete the following steps:
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Click
in the workspace when you first open the dashboard
designer. The
Create a Dashboard window appears.
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Type the name, and then
click
OK.
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You can add content
to the dashboard in the following ways:
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To add an
indicator to the dashboard, drag an indicator from the Library section of the Objects pane onto the dashboard or into a container.
Note: You can add an indicator
to the same dashboard only once.
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To add a label or an image, drag
one from the Static Content section of the Objects pane onto the dashboard.
For information about
static content, see
Overview.
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Click
to save the dashboard.
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In the
Save
As window, type a name and choose a location, such as
ProductsBI Dashboard 4.4DashboardConfigs.
Tip
Organize your folder structure
before you create a dashboard and its components. Changing file locations
afterwards is difficult.
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In the Library section
of the Objects pane, navigate to the location that you selected in
the
Save As window. The dashboard file is
located in this directory.
Note: The filename uses the name
that you specified. The file extension is .dcx.
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Test the dashboard.
For information about
testing and viewing the dashboard, see
Testing Dashboards.
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Close the dashboard
tab in the workspace.