Advanced topics

The following topics help to extend your knowledge of Dashboard Designer beyond basic setup and use:

• Set dashboard parameters. If you are placing a file inside a dashboard panel, the file may include parameters defined for its content.

• Use prompts on dashboards. You can use prompts to display a user-selected subset of data.

• Use data tables in a dashboard. You can display a tabular representation of a database query in a dashboard.

• Use content linking to create interactive dashboards. Content linking allows you to associate (link) content in one dashboard panel to content on another dashboard panel.

• Create Pentaho Dashboard Designer templates. Templates allow you to standardize how you reports are presented.

• Secure SQL filter function access. You can set up restricted access to a SQL filter for greater control over a database query.