Elixir Dashboard Designer User Manual

Release 3.0.0

Elixir Technology Pte Ltd

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2014


Table of Contents

1. About Elixir Dashboard Designer
Introduction
Contents
Views
Actions
The Dashboard Toolbar
Dashboard Dimension
Case Study
2. Contents
Introduction
Dynamic DataSources
Filtering, Sorting and Extracting
Presentation
Initial Selection
Chart
Cube Table
Glint
Grid
HTML
Image
Map
Report
SWF
SWF Chart
Table
Case Study 1 - Filter, Sort and Extract Data
Case Study 2 - Chart Drilldown
Case Study 3 - Explicit Dependencies
Case Study 4 - SWF Content
Case Study 5 - SWF Chart
Case Study 6 - SWF Slider with Chart
3. Views
Introduction
Card
Layout
Split View
Content View
Maximize
Drag and Drop
4. Actions
Introduction
Content Events
Available Actions
Maximize Action
Refresh Action
Show Action
Show Card Action
Reset Action
Render Report Action
Generate Data Action
Generate Excel Cube Action
Script Action
Triggering Actions from Events
Case Study 1 - Generate Data
Case Study 2 - Render Report in Perspective
5. Script Reference
Introduction
Parameters
State
Individual States
6. Map Designer
Introduction
Overview
Getting Started
Map Creation
Step 1 : Store the Shapefiles in the Repository
Step 2 : Create Map file from .shp file
Step 3 : Define Primary Key
Step 4 : Customise Base Map Format
Step 5 : Add Map Layer(s) to the Base Map
Step 6 : Final Format to Show a Complete Map
Data Integration
Converted to .ds file
Designer Features
Types of Colouring Algorithm
Legend
Map Layers
Primary key
Index

List of Figures

1.1. A Sample Dashboard
1.2. Cards, Views and Contents
1.3. The Dashboard Toolbar
1.4. Dashboard Dimension
1.5. Add Perspective
1.6. Table on Perspective
1.7. Placement of Intended Content
1.8. Chart and Table on Perspective
1.9. Grid, Chart and Table on Perspective
1.10. Completed Perspective
2.1. View URL
2.2. Dynamic Datasource
2.3. Datasource Parameters
2.4. The W3C CSS Box Model
2.5. Initial Selection Dialog
2.6. Chart on Perspective
2.7. Mouse Roll Over Pie Chart
2.8. Pie Chart Explode Slice
2.9. Cube Table on Perspective
2.10. Glint on Perspective
2.11. Add Content Wizard
2.12. Grid on Perspective
2.13. HTML Editor
2.14. Completed HTML codes
2.15. Image on Perspective
2.16. Report on Perspective
2.17. Set view options
2.18. Table on Perspective
2.19. Format wizard
2.20. Initial Selection Wizard
2.21. Results of Case Study
2.22. Results of Case Study 2
2.23. Final Result
2.24. SWF Chart
2.25. SWF Chart
2.26. SWF Range Slider
3.1. Layout
3.2. Split View
4.1. Default screen of Action Wizard
4.2. Generate Data Wizard
4.3. Sample
4.4. Render Wizard
5.1. Script Action
6.1. Store Shapefiles in the Repository
6.2. Define .shp file as .map file
6.3. Display default .map file
6.4. Select Primary Key
6.5. Select Appropriate Colouring Algorithm
6.6. Format Title
6.7. Format Legend
6.8. Format Map Layer
6.9. Enable Map Layer
6.10. Map After Show Data
6.11. Effect of Data on Colouring
6.12. Define DBF DataSource
6.13. Colouring Algorithm - Array (with few regions)
6.14. Colouring Algorithm - Array (with numerous regions)
6.15. Colouring Algorithm - Gradient 2
6.16. Colouring Algorithm - Gradient 3
6.17. Colouring Algorithm - Image
6.18. Colouring Algorithm - Lookup
6.19. A Sample of Continuous Legend
6.20. A Sample of Continuous Legend without Start At Zero Option
6.21. Example of Base Map without Map Layer
6.22. Example of a Base Map with Map Layers