Dashboards - New Features May 2020

This article describes the changes users will encounter following an upgrade to new dashboard features.

Overview of Changes

• New User Interface
• Visual Drilling
• Merged Results Saved to Dashboards

New User Interface

To begin a dashboard using the new features, select "Dashboard (beta)."

1. Click "Edit Dashboard" to begin adding content
   • New Looks can be created and added to the dashboard by clicking on "Add Tile"
2. To add existing Looks, close the dashboard returning to the folder with the Looks
   • Open the Look
   • Using the , "Save to Dashboard"
     
   • Navigate to the appropriate folder for the dashboard
   • NOTE: Looks can now be added to dashboards from any folder or space

Looks added to dashboards will now display as a tile, with an offset shadow around the tile.

Navigation

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Moving and resizing the tiles 

Converting from Legacy to Beta Dashboard Version

To temporarily convert a dashboard to the new Beta version, in the URL, change "dashboards" to "dashboards-next."

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To permanently change a dashboard, from the dashboard gear , select "Upgrade to Dashboard (Beta)

Visual Drilling

The data analysis tool now has the capability to show more than a table when drilling through a data point.

When a visualization is available, there will be the option to "Drill Into..." beyond the "Explore" option which will display a data table. 

The resulting drill overlay will display a visualization that best represents the underlying data. In addition to the visualization the user can:

• View the Table
• Explore from Here
• Download Results

Merged Results 

Visualizations from a merged results query can now be saved to dashboards. Once the visualization is prepared, simply save to dashboard.