You can use Webdash_Template.bqy to build dashboards in environments (such as pure HTML, Web plug-ins, or desktop applications) that process Interactive Reporting documents.
The build tool is a Dashboard Studio configuration frame, called Build Dashboard, that uses the placement features of the object model. These features enable you to create, place, and size dashboard objects without going into Design mode.
Webdash eliminates the need for the Dashboard Studio wizard in most cases. The eight steps have become one configuration frame. However, the wizard is required to combine documents and templates (using the Dashboard Studio Merge Utility), create and customize templates, configure styles, and build more sophisticated, user-configured dashboards.
Webdash is available in multiple formats and can be used in multiple ways:
Webdashbuilder_sample_esm.bqy—Located in the docs\samples directory, and provided as an example Webdash document.
Webdash_Template.bqy—Located in the \DDS\templates directory. The template provides a starting point for a Webdash document. You can launch the template from the Dashboard Studio wizard to create a blank ESM, and then create data sections to be added later to dashboard panels. Alternatively, the Import feature can be used to import existing data sections. The template can also be customized by adding additional controls; for example, Quick Filter objects, or apply a style sheet by connecting the template to the Dashboard Studio wizard.
Webdashbuilder_component.bqy—Located in the DDS\components\WebDashBuilder directory. It contains the code, configuration frame, and prototype sections. The component can be merged into existing documents so that non-Webdash templates or ESMs can leverage the Webdash functionality. See Webdash Builder Component.
Frame prototypes are available in the Webdash_Template.bqy and Frame_Library.bqy. These files are located in the templates folder.
Tasks that you perform to use the Webdash template to create dashboards:
Launch Dashboard Studio wizard, and perform an action:
Double-click the Webdash template to create a blank ESM, and add your data sections
Select the Webdash template, and click
to import existing data sections
Optional: Customize the template and include in the Dashboard Studio wizard.
Create local filters.
Use the Build Dashboard configuration frame to create dashboard sections.