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Introduction

MARVELit DASH is a DASHBOARD solution based on the Apache Jetspeed 2 Enterprise Portal and MARVELit Dashboard Portlets. Unlike other business intelligence solutions available, DASH strives to simplify the process of creating and maintaining a web based business intelligence dashboard for all users.

DASH Installation

• Download PDF - Download complete install instructions as a PDF

• Server and Operating System , Basic server requirements, operating systems, JAVA versions needed and Setup

• Unzip and Execute the Installer , Unzip the DASH download file and Execute the Installer

• Startup DASH and Enter License Key ,Startup DASH and Enter your License key

• View the Sample Dashboard ,You are Finished - Now build your own DASHBOARDS

DASH Upgrade

• Upgrading MARVELit DASH When new code is released - here is how to upgrade

Users Roles and Groups

• Managing Users , How to add or modify Users who can access the portal

• Managing Roles , Defining Roles for Users

• Managing Groups , Defining Groups for Users

• Managing Profiles , Defining Profile Rules to control entry points for Users

Dashboard Panes

• Adding Panes , How to add or modify dashboard panes in the portal

• Accessing Panes in the Portal Server File Structure , Adding additional functionality by editing psml files stored in the file system

• Formating Panes , Adding Columns and Rows to existing Dashboard Panes

• Adding Portlets to a Pane , Adding MARVELit portlets to panes to create dashbboards

• Modifying Pane Styles , Selecting look and feel of Panes by using CSS Style Sheets and html

DASH Community Edition Functions

• Administration Portlets , Adding Data Sources and setting MARVELit DASH profile options

• Chart Portlet , How to update and save MARVELit Charts

• Report Portlet , How to update and save MARVELit Reports

• Meter Portlet , How to update and save MARVELit Meters (dials)

• Adding Levers , How to add Levers (pull down selections) and have them work on a page

• Portlet Variables , How to use Variables in Portlet configurations

• Format Portlets using XML , How to use XML tags to create custom colors, fonts, and threshholds

• Creating Click Throughs , how DASH can perform drill downs - only better

• DASH Decorators , changing the look and feel of your dashboards

• Completed Dashboard Pane in Edit Mode

DASH Professional Functions

Get all the DASH Community Functions plus:

• Levers Portlet , Customize levers and place them anywhere on the page

• Editable Report Portlet , How to update and save MARVELit Editable Reports - data entry screens

• HTML Content Portlet , add custom HTML to your dashboard pages

• Jasper Report Portlet , execute jasper reports in your dashboards

• Import Excel Data , take excel data and import directly into your dashboards

• Add Portlet Preferences , Add portlet preferences via Edit Defaults Mode

• Advanced Security Features , Creating access to specific menus and pages

• Profile Rules , creating specific actions upon login for certain users

• Using Subsites , how to create dashboards within dashboards for certain users

Q1 2009 DASH Professional Enhancements

• What is in our Next Release , See what we have planned next