HSU Best Practices in OBI Design Dashboards and Prompts Prompt Section should appear at the top of the Dashboard For multi-page dashboards, be aware of the scope of your prompt The number of pages per dashboard should not exceed the horizontal width of your screen – avoid having to scroll to pages Don’t overuse the constrain option in prompts – it can really slow down performance Check “Print Rows” setting of Dashboard, in PDF & Print Properties – All versus Visible Consider web page eye movement and the level of priority of the elements of your dashboard.

HSU Best Practices in OBI Design Analyses Always display your filters at the bottom Limit your columns, if possible, to avoid horizontal scrolling Use consistent color coding when possible Use consistent export links Provide insight, not just Excel – create interactive ways to view the data. Create links, drill to-s, different views, pivots… Provide context – comparison to previous year, comparison to budget, highs and lows, comparison to others. Make use of the Run Date/Time feature in your Title Add a Subtitle to further explain the report