Widgets

A bar chart is a horizontal set of bars, useful for comparing relative values.

Fig. 1 - Bar Chart (horizontal )

To stack values:

1. in the widget's Settings dialogue, Display tab
2. check the Stacked box
3. click Save

To change to vertical bars:

1. in the widget's Settings dialogue, Display tab
2. from the Orientation drop-down, select Column Chart
3. click Save

Fig. 2 - Column chart (vertical)

A line chart allows the user to easily compare relative values over time.

Fig. 3 - Line Chart

An area chart allows the user to easily compare relative values over time. Similar to Line chart.

Fig. 4 - Area Chart

To stack values:

1. in the widget's Settings dialogue, Display tab
2. check the Stacked box
3. click Save

A pie chart allows the user to compare values as parts of a whole.

Fig. 5 - Pie Chart

A table allows users to access spreadsheet-like functionality, with auto-updating data.

Fig. 6 - Table

For a comparison with static reports, see Static Reports.

A big number widget displays selected items in large, easy-to-read characters, useful for viewing figures as they are, rather than how they compare.

Fig. 7 - Big Number

A template is a databound widget which can be used to completely customize items, e.g. create a seating plan using an SVG canvas.

An Iframe is used to present external content (e.g. a website) as a widget.

Fig. 8 - Iframe

Not all external content allows presentation in an IFrame. The X-Frame-Options HTTP response header can be used to indicate whether or not a browser should be allowed to render a page in an Iframe. See for example the Mozilla documentation. A disallowed website will return 404 - page not found.

An HTML widget allows adding of any HTML snippet as content. This can be useful for embedding third party content using embed codes, e.g. 'YouTube' videos.

Fig. 9 - HTML video

Fig. 10 - HTML alert

A Summary static report allows calculation and summarisation of metrics, similar to a pivot table.

Fig. 11 - Summary static report

A Detail static report shows a list of records.

Fig. 12 - Detail static report

Only present in the menu for static reports. See Save and download a static report.

See Editing Widgets.

To swap one widget with another, from the Widget Settings menu, select Move Widget. On selecting,

• the original widget becomes outlined in orange
• the destination widget becomes outlined in green

To perform the swap, click on a green destination widget. To cancel the swap, click .

Fig. 14 - Moving a widget from the left panel to the right

To empty a widget container of its widget, from the Widget Settings menu, select Remove Widget. A confirmation dialogue will appear.

• Click Yes to empty the widget container
• Click No to cancel the removal

To rename a widget, from the Widget Settings menu, select Rename. The widget's name becomes editable.

Type a new name. To commit the name change, press Enter, or click anywhere outside the edit box. The new name will then be displayed at the top of the widget.

A widget's description is displayed in a smaller font below the widget's header. By default, it is blank.

To add, remove or edit a brief description of the widget's contents or purpose, from the Widget Settings menu, select Edit Description. The widget's description becomes editable.

To add or edit, type a description.

To remove, delete all text.

To commit the change, press Enter, or click anywhere outside the edit box. The description will then either be displayed under the widget’s name, or removed.

Fig. 15 - Name and Description

Dashboard filters affect all widgets on a dashboard except those that have locked filters.

To prevent a widget from being affected by dashboard-level filters (see Adding filters), from the Widget Settings menu, select Lock Filters. A 'locked' icon will appear in the widget's header bar, and dashboard filters will not affect the widget. Widget filters can still be edited.

To unlock, from the Widget Settings menu, select Unlock Filters.