Setting the Properties of Indicators and Other Objects in a Dashboard

Dashboards can contain indicators, static images, and static labels. To view and edit the properties on an indicator or object, you must select it in the dashboard. Then, in the Properties pane, the Object section appears and you can edit the properties of the selected indicator or object.

In the Setup group, you can specify the object name. For indicators and static images, the name appears on the title bar. For static labels, the name is the label itself.

In the Setup group, the location of the indicator file is provided.

If you set the dashboard Layout setting to Precision, use the Position group to set the position of the top left corner of the object on the dashboard.

You can size an object by either dragging its resize handles to the size that you want or by using the Size group to set the size of the object.

Use the Zoom (%) group to set the zoom feature on an object. For more information, see Enabling Zoom for an Indicator or Static Content.

For static labels and images, use the Link Setup group to define a link from the object to another source of information. For indicators, you must set up the link in the indicator definition. For more information about defining an indicator with a hyperlink, see Adding Links to Indicators or Other Content.

For each object, you control whether business users have access to the object title bar and its tools when they view the dashboard. This title bar provides the features for printing, making comments, zooming, and adding favorites. It also displays the object title. To enable the title bar, select Show toolbar and border in the Options group.

If you add a static image to the dashboard, you must specify the image to display in this object. Enter the location of the image in the Image Web address field in the Options group.

When you specify an image, you must also specify whether to use a proxy.

In the Options group, you can specify the font and text alignment for the static label. You can also remove the drop shadow effect. These settings are not affected by the dashboard font setting.