Dashboards Visualize your KPI’s

What is a Dashboard? A Business Intelligence tool used to track KPIs, metrics, and other key data points By using data visualizations, dashboards simplify complex data sets to give users at a glance awareness of performance A primary goal of data visualization is to communicate information clearly and efficiently

Turin Papyrus Map First documented data visualization 1160 B.C. distribution of geological resources information about quarrying resources

Charles Minard's map of Napoleon's Russian campaign of 1812 2D representation of six types of data: number of Napoleon's troops Distance Temperature latitude & longitude direction of travel location relative to specific dates

“Clutter and confusion are not attributes of data - they are shortcomings of design.” - Edward Tufte Graphical displays should: show the data Cause viewer to think about the substance avoid distorting what the data says present many numbers in a small space make large data sets coherent encourage the eye to compare different pieces of data serve a reasonably clear purpose: description, exploration, tabulation (Tufte, Edward (1983). The Visual Display of Quantitative Information. Cheshire, Connecticut: Graphics Press.)

CHAMPS Dashboards

Features Simple Non-cluttered data displays Flexible Defined by System admin Customized by end Users Different Widget types Bar & Line Graphs Pie & Donut Charts Gauges Summary Grids Modern Based on Telerik components .Net Ajax & Jquery

Definitions Dashboards Filtered by User Users can have many custom Dashboards Dock or Floating Widgets Defined by user Preferences Filter Top # of Records Filter by Parameters Widget Types Custom DB Query Statements Custom Parameters defined Security access defined Custom User Controls Pie Donut Bar Area Line Gauge Summary User Admin Developer

Dashboards Drag and drop widget personalization Docked Floating Multiple Dashboards per user

Widgets Added by users to personal dashboards Customized on the Add Widget Wizard Content based on user preference

Widget Types Example SQL: SELECT COUNT(*) AS Data, CT.ID AS IDText, CT.PKEY FROM SOS_EQ EQ INNER JOIN SOS_CT CT ON EQ.CT_TYPE = CT.PKEY GROUP BY CT.ID, CT.PKEY Parameter: ID: Active Param:EQ.Active = 1(Yes)

Custom User Controls