Configuring Layout Properties

Best-guess configurations do not always produce the right resize behavior in dashboard sections. By setting a shape to be resizable or not resizable, a dashboard designer can customize the resize behavior of a particular section.

*  To configure layout properties:

  1. In Interactive Reporting Studio, open a dashboard and navigate to Layout Properties.

    To access the configuration frame, use Sections or the Configuration drop-down list found in Dashboard Studio.

  2. From Dashboard Sections, select a dashboard section.

  3. Move selected Available Shapes between Resizable Shapes, Height Extendable Shapes, or Width Extendable Shapes by clicking Next button or Back button.

    • Shapes in Available Shapes are not resized.

    • Resizable Shapes resize to fit within the available screen real estate.

    • Height Extendable Shapes only resize vertically, and typically contain a dashboard section's side panel shape.

    • Width Extendable Shapes only resize horizontally, and typically contain a dashboard section's top panel shape.

  4. Perform an action:

    • To discard in-memory settings and revert to original shape assignments, click Restore.

    • To remove all shape assignments, click Clear All.

    • To remove shape assignments from selected frames, click Clear.

    • To commit shape assignments, click Apply.

  5. Click Preview Image button to navigate to a customized section, and click Restore Image button to restore the section to its original default design.

  6. Check to see if any shapes are 'stuck.'

    Shapes become 'stuck' and do not restore along with the rest of the section because the shapes are new and have not yet been given a default design. If one or more shapes are 'stuck':

    1. Go into Design mode.

    2. Move and resize the 'stuck' shapes so they are proportional to the rest of the restored section.

    3. Exit Design mode.

    4. Navigate to Layout Properties, and click Save Default Designs button to save the design of the dashboard.

  7. Repeat Step 5 and Step 6 for all customized dashboard sections.