Dashboards: Building Visual Reports
Step 1: Create a New Dashboard
- Navigate to Dashboards in the left sidebar
- Click Create Dashboard
- Give it a name
- You are now in the dashboard editor
Step 2: Add Visualization Widgets
- In the editor, click Add Widget
- Select Visualization
- Choose from your existing dataset visualizations (bar charts, line charts, KPI cards, etc.)
- The chart appears on the canvas
Step 3: Add Other Widget Types
Add any combination of these widgets:
- Text block: Explanatory text using the rich text editor
- Heading: Section titles to organize your dashboard
- Dynamic filters: Interactive dropdowns that filter dashboard data in real time. Types: Dropdown, Text, Number, Boolean, Date, DateTime, Date Range, DateTime Range. Configure each filter with a label and link it to specific columns
- Image upload: Logos, diagrams, or visuals (JPG, PNG, SVG, max 375KB)
Step 4: Arrange the Layout
- Drag widgets to reposition them on the canvas
- Resize widgets by dragging their edges
- Group related metrics together using headings
- Place KPI cards at the top for executive summaries, detail charts below
Step 5: Configure Dashboard Settings
- Adjust the grid columns count for your layout
- Set the gap size between widgets
- These settings are per-dashboard
Step 6: Save and Publish
- Review your layout (changes are saved as a draft until you publish)
- Click Save to publish
- The dashboard becomes visible to all workspace users based on their role
Available Chart Types
| Chart Type | Best For |
|---|---|
| Bar chart | Comparing categories (vertical, horizontal, stacked, or grouped) |
| Line chart | Trends over time (with gradient area fill) |
| Pie chart | Proportions of a whole |
| Doughnut chart | Proportions with a center space for context |
| Gauge chart | Progress toward a target (half-circle with value and max) |
| Table | Detailed data with sorting, filtering, and formatting |
| KPI card | Key metrics with goal comparison and delta indicators |
Visualization Configuration Options
- X/Y axis column selection
- Aggregation functions
- Series grouping and color customization
- Table: header colors, row numbers, column formatting
- KPI: prefix, suffix, currency format, decimal places, goal values, delta indicators