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title: "Graphical Dashboards"
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updated: 2025-10-24T19:28:11Z
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# Graphical Dashboards

## **STIMULSOFT GRAPHICAL DASHBOARDS**

The New Stimulsoft Dashboard presents a top-in-the-class kind of modern dashboard with graphical elements to provide valuable information to the user at a glance. This dashboard can be used to compare various fields, show summary of various fields, etc. Using the Stimulsoft Dashboard is like using the Stimulsoft Report in CobbleStone. **Just like the Stimulsoft Reports, Dashboards generated with this tool will not enforce Application User Permissioning without the appropriate filters defined within the Dashboard**. Hence, only System Admins can create new Dashboards. To Create a New Dashboard : Step 1 : Go to your Dashboard Step 2 : Click on Add New Dashboard. Step 3 : Choose Graphical Dashboard. Step 4 : Type in a Dashboard Name, choose the various sections from which the data is to be collected for the Dashboard, and type in a description for the Dashboard. ![Graphical user interface, text Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/dashboard-manager-image-c025ay4a.png) Step 5 : Click on Create Dashboard button. Step 6: You’ll arrive on the Dashboard Designer page. ![Graphical user interface, table Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/dashboard-manager-image-p62bzdyk.png) Step 7: Expand the Data Sources to reveal all your fields. ![Graphical user interface, application Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/dashboard-manager-image-tieossb9.png) Step 8 : Go to the Insert tab and click on the type of Graphical chart you need. ![Graphical user interface, application Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/dashboard-manager-image-8dmittgt.png) Step 9 : Once you click on one of the elements, go to the Design board and click where you want the graph to appear. The chart should appear where you clicked with a Drag & Drop data from dictionary box with it. ![Graphical user interface, application Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/dashboard-manager-image-da47h7gl.png) Step 10 : Drag one of the fields from the left side menu Data Sources to the box. ![Graphical user interface, application Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/dashboard-manager-image-cpk09dln.png) Step 11 : You can type in custom expression by clicking on the Edit icon on the Expression field (the last field in the box), where you can write your custom expression. ![Graphical user interface, text, application, Word Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/dashboard-manager-image-qt3s6o66.png) Step 12 : Click on the Close button in the expression box. Now you can resize the Graphical Element in the Designer view. Step 13 : Continue the steps 8 to 12 for other graphical elements that you need. Step 14 : Once you are finished with the Design, press the Save icon and then press File > Exit to exit the Stimulsoft Dashboard Designer. ![Graphical user interface, text, application Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/dashboard-manager-image-6snkku01.png) Step 15: The next screen will show the various details about the dashboard. At this screen, assign the newly created dashboard to the users (including the creator of the dashboard). This is because the dashboard won’t take user permissions into consideration. Step 16 : You have created your awesome Graphical Dashboard!

### **For additional information on creating Dashboards, please review [Stimulsoft's online documentation](https://www.stimulsoft.com/en/documentation/online/user-manual/index.html?dashboards.htm).** **CONFIGURATION of Graphic Dashboards** Admins may choose to Disable / Enable this feature in their system. To do so, go to : Manage Setup > Application Configuration > Config Settings In the dropdown box to select Configuration Group, choose General System. You’ll see 1 App Config setting associated with this : 1) Graphical Dashboard: Enabling this will enable the Graphical Dashboards for users.