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Introduction

MARVELit DASH‚Ñ¢ is an open source 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

Multi-DB Installation

• Download PDF - Download complete install instructions as a PDF
• Server and Operating System , Basic server requirements, operating systems, JAVA versions needed and Setup
• Data Base Preparation , Create Data Base Schema and User Access for Jetspeed 2.1 Installation
• Download DASH v2.0 and Install Jetspeed ,Download DASH v2.0, UnZip and Install Apache Jetspeed 2.1 Enterprise Portal
• Install MARVELit WAR and Build DASH Tables ,Install the WAR file and Build required DASH SQL Tables
• Startup DASH and Deploy WARs ,Startup DASH for the first time and deploy WARs - performs basic configuration
• Install DASH Layouts ,Move specific layouts and XML files to folder destinaitons
• Change Admin Password ,Startup DASH, login as Admin, change password
• Install DASH Pages ,Move specific Pages for Demo Dashboard
• Final Configuration ,Restore DASH Role, Startup, Enter License Key, Set Welcome Portlets
• Upgrading MARVELit DASH When new code is released - here is how to upgrade

Simple MySQL Installation

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

MARVELit Portlets

• 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)

• Levers Portlet , 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

• Completed Dashboard Pane in Edit Mode

Advanced Functions

Completed

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

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

In Process

• Report Execution , integrating jasper reports server to enable report execution via DASH

• 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