Dashboard builder catalog

 

This section provides reference information on each of the builders that come with WebSphere Dashboard Framework.

The following topics describe how to work with the Dashboard builders.

 

• Alert Customizer builder
  Use this builder to allow users to customize and save their own alert settings.

   

• Alert Data builder
  Use this builder, in conjunction with other Alerts feature set components, to identify the data needed by the alerts engine.

   

• Annotation builder
  Use this builder to enable users to add comments, responses, and file attachments to a chart, table, or table data for others to see.

   

• Bullet Graph builder
  Use this builder to create a bullet graph, which is a horizontal bar chart that uses color variations to mark actual and target values.

   

• Contextual Information builder
  Use this builder to provide context-sensitive details that help users understand a specific element on a page.

   

• Excel Import - Enhanced builder
  Use this builder to import Excel spreadsheets, including categorized data, for use in any page or chart.

   

• Hierarchy Drilldown builder
  Use this builder to allow users to click elements on a page to see more detailed information.

   

• ID Gatherer builder
  Use this builder to gather configuration information from other portlets on the page.

   

• Map builder
  Use this builder to create a map that contains color-coded regions showing status information from dynamic sources.

   

• ODS Export builder
  Use this builder to allow users to export the content of a variable or method call to an OpenDocument Spreadsheet (.ODS) file.

   

• Query Filter builder
  Use this builder, in conjunction with one or more Query Filter Form builders, to implement an inter-portlet communication across multiple portlets on multiple pages.

   

• Query Filter Form builder
  Use this builder as a base for adding a number of query filters to a page.

   

• Query Filter Observer builder
  Use this builder, in conjunction with a Query Filter Form builder, to implement inter-portlet communication across multiple portlets on multiple pages.

   

• Record List and Detail builder
  Use this to create pages that display list of records or record details.

   

• Snapshot Report builder
  Use this builder to create a printable "snapshot" report of the top-level pages in a portlet.

   

• Status Indicator builder
  Use this builder to automate the highlighting and styling of data values to show status or alerts based on some logic.

   

• Status Indicator Legend builder
  Use this builder to add a legend to a Status Indicator to provide an explanation of visual indicators on a page.

   

• Status Page builder
  Use this builder to create Status pages that display a visual measure of performance against a goal.

   

• Summary and Drilldown builder
  Use this builder to create summary pages, which display data summarized by a field, such as department, customer, or time period.

   

• Summary Row builder
  Use this builder to place in a Data Page table a row that totals (summarizes) the values in each column.

   

• Table Customizer builder
  Use this builder to create a customizer portlet in which we can edit Data Column Modifier data, as well as paging data. You might want to do this if you have a model that is using page automation with a Data Column Modifier builder. We can also use this builder to enable or disable category views or add choices for drilldown links.

   

• Web Charts - Enhanced builder
  Use this builder to add charts and graphs, including scatter and bubble charts, to a page.

---

Library | Support | Terms of use |

Last updated: Thursday, March 15, 2007 11:57am EST

This information center is powered by Eclipse technology. (http://www.eclipse.org)