Creating a New Dashboard

Before creating a new dashboard, you should decide which event form will provide the data that your dashboard will use. Dashboards can use data from more than one event form, but you’ll need to have one in mind to start with as a dashboard can’t be created without a data source. You’ll be able to edit the data sources later, using the Data tab.

It’s also helpful to have a thoughtful name for your new dashboard. The people who will be viewing your dashboards need to be able to know which is which, so giving your new dashboard a concise, descriptive name is helpful. For a dashboard that explores the relationship between different daily monitoring metrics for individual elite athletes, you could use the name Athlete Monitoring Overview. If your dashboard is focused on team training data, then perhaps you could name it Team Training Information.

By default, dashboards will be displayed on Smartabase Online under the Built Dashboard category. To assign the dashboard to a custom category, select an existing option from the Dashboard category dropdown menu or create a new category. A new category can be created by typing the category name into the Dashboard category field and pressing the Enter key on your keyboard. The categories shown in the dropdown list indicate those that are currently assigned to dashboards on your site. When there are no dashboards assigned to a category, the category will be removed from the list.

Steps to create a new blank dashboard

1. Select the Dashboard builder tool from the builder homepage.
2. Click the Create new Dashboard Builder button. This will bring up the new dashboard screen.
3. Enter a name for your new dashboard (this can be changed later using the Settings tab).
4. Select a category for the dashboard from the drop-down menu, or type a new category name into the Dashboard category field and press the Enter key.
5. Choose which event form will be used as your initial data source.
6. Click Create dashboard.

Steps to import a dashboard

1. Select the Dashboard builder tool from the builder homepage.
2. Click the Create new Dashboard Builder button. This will bring up the new dashboard screen.
3. Click Import from file.
4. Choose a dashboard to import. Note: you will need to export an existing dashboard first.
5. Click Open.
6. Make sure to update any data sources that have not linked correctly.