Dashboard Objects

• The dashboard objects are used to organize the reports.

Following are dashboard objects.
1) Column
2) Section
3) Alert Section
4) Action Link
5) Action Link Menu
6) Link or Image
7) Embedded content
8) Text
9) Folder

How to reach these objects?
Go to Dashboards --> OBIEE Dashoards ---> Right hand side Edit Dashboard ---> on left hand side we see dashboard objects.

1) Column Dashboard Object

• Create new dashboard page by clicking on green + sign. name it "New Page".
• Drag and drop column object on blank panel.
• We can see a big area created where other objects can be dropped and organised.
• The column is the largest Dashboard object.
• If we drag and drop reports on the column object, it will create sections. Sections is the second largest object in dashboard.

2) Section Dashboard Object

• Section is 2nd largest object in a dashboard.
• if we drag and drop report on section, we can arrange them either horizontally or vertically.
• Permissions can also be set for the sections by clicking on edit section and then clicking Permissions... . Here we can see accounts/user roles with the access they have.

3) Link or image

• This is used to navigate from one report to another.
• Drag and drop Link or image object onto one of the section--> then edit the link or image object -->provide caption--> browse and select the report to which you want to navigate--> select target as current window --> ok --> save and run.
• after running we will see "Report name" as a blue clickable link.  if we click on this report name we will be navigated to that particular report on the same dashboard page.
• On the bottom, a small "Return" link will allow us to go back to the original dashboard.
• Similarly, we can add an image when we edit the Link and image object. 
• simply, in an image text field type fmap:images/clock.jpg
• Make sure you have an image in OBIEE installation folder under images sub folder. 

4) Embedded Content

• It is useful to display a webpage in a dashboard.
• Drag and drop the Embedded content object onto the section-->Edit -->specify URL that you want to navigate to--> Save and run.
• You will see the webpage displayed on a dashboard.

5) Text Dashboard Object

• This object is used to display some comments about the report on the dashboard.
• Drag and drop the Text Dashboard Object on to a Column object --> edit ---> type in the text. we can also add html tags.--> save and run and you will see a Text message on the dashboard.

6) Folder Dashboard Object

• It is useful to present the saved content on the dashboard.
• Drag and drop the Folder Dashboard Object on any section--> Edit ---> select any sub-folder from shared folders catalog.--> save and run.
• This will show the folders and its contents on the dashboard itself. we can expand the sub folders and see the list of all reports saved under it. If we click on any saved report, we will be navigated to that particular report.
• This is the simplest method of displaying any report at run-time.