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What is a Dashboard?

A Dashboard in Buildaible is a customizable workspace where you can centralize key insights, reports, and information from your application. Dashboards provide a high-level overview of your data, allowing you to visualize performance, track progress, and quickly access important details, all in one place.

Each app in Buildaible includes a single dashboard that you can customize by adding reports, text information, and tabs. This flexibility helps you tailor the dashboard to meet your specific needs.

How Dashboards Work

Dashboards act as the command center for your app, bringing together different elements of your data and visualizations. Here’s how they work:

  • Add Reports:
    Include various report types, such as tables, bar charts, pie charts, line charts, and funnel charts, to visualize your data.

  • Include Text Information:
    Add instructions, summaries, or context to guide your team or explain what the dashboard displays.

  • Use Tabs:
    Organize your dashboard into tabs to separate information by category, process, or audience.

  • Dynamic Updates:
    As your data changes, the reports on the dashboard automatically update to reflect the latest information.

Why Use a Dashboard?

Dashboards are a powerful tool for managing and visualizing data at a glance. Here are some of the key benefits:

  • Centralized Insights:
    Dashboards provide a single view of critical information, reducing the need to navigate multiple tables or reports.
    Example: View sales performance, team progress, and task statuses all on one page.

  • Quick Decision-Making:
    By presenting data visually, dashboards help you identify trends, bottlenecks, or opportunities faster.
    Example: Use a funnel chart to quickly assess the health of your sales pipeline.

  • Enhanced Collaboration:
    Dashboards give your team a shared source of truth, ensuring everyone works from the same data.
    Example: A dashboard with tabs for different departments, such as Marketing, Sales, and Support.

  • Customizable Layout:
    Tailor the dashboard to fit your unique workflow by organizing data and reports in a way that makes sense for your business.

Features of Buildaible Dashboards

  • Built-In Per App:
    Each app includes one dashboard for centralizing reports and insights.

  • Report Integration:
    Add any report type, such as a table, or chart, to the dashboard for quick access.

  • Tabs for Organization:
    Separate content into tabs to improve navigation and clarity.
    Example: Use one tab for project metrics and another for team performance.

  • Text Information:
    Add notes, instructions, or context to enhance the understanding of the displayed data.

Note: In the future, Buildaible will support role-specific dashboards, enabling you to tailor dashboards to different teams or user groups.

Example: Dashboards in Action

Imagine you’re managing a software development project. Your dashboard might include:

Reports:

  • A bar chart showing completed tasks by team member.

  • A table report listing high-priority bugs.

  • A calendar view displaying sprint deadlines.

Tabs:

  • One tab for overall project metrics.

  • A second tab for bug tracking and QA status.

Text Information:

  • Instructions for submitting bug reports.

  • Notes on upcoming project milestones.

Next Steps

  • Learn how to create and customize dashboards in Buildaible.

  • Explore adding reports and text information to your dashboard.

  • Discover how to organize dashboard content using tabs.

Dashboards in Buildaible are designed to help you make sense of your data and stay organized. By providing a centralized view of your app’s most important information, dashboards empower you and your team to work more efficiently and make informed decisions with confidence.

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