Chapter 6. Advanced Components

In this chapter, we will cover:

  • Printing your dashboard
  • Grouping and organizing components with the canvas container
  • Using dashboard scenarios
  • Using the grid component
  • Creating a slide show
  • Using the panel set component
  • Using the history component
  • Data insertion with the source data component
  • Analyzing trends

Introduction

In the previous chapters, we already discussed the functionality and applicability of a lot of Dashboard Design components. In this chapter, we will be looking at a number of components that have a somewhat unique, non-standard functionality, but that may deliver great added value for your dashboards.

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