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Create a WPF Dashboard Viewer Application using the Template Gallery

The DevExpress BI Dashboard App Template Gallery contains predefined templates for building the Dashboard Designer and Viewer applications for all supported platforms. All available Dashboard templates are listed in the following topic: Template Gallery.

The steps below show how to use DevExpress Template Gallery to quickly create a ready-to-use WPF Dashboard Viewer application.

Create a New Project

  1. In Visual Studio, create a new project. Select DevExpress v24.2 BI Dashboard App Template Gallery as the project template.

    GettingStarted_NewProject_DXTemplateGallery

    Click Next.

  2. Configure your new project and click Create. The Template Gallery opens.

Configure the Template

  1. In the invoked Template Gallery, select the target framework (.NET Framework or .NET).

  2. Select Dashboard Viewer Application in the WPF section. Specify the framework version and click Create Project.

    Template Gallery - WPF Dashboard Viewer Application

  3. Run the application to see the result.

    WPF Viewer Template - Result

    The WPF Viewer application displays a sample dashboard.

    Use the Visual Studio Designer to change the dashboard or create a new one.

Next Steps

Create Dashboards in the Visual Studio Designer
Describes how to create and configure dashboards in Visual Studio Designer.
WPF Viewer
Describes how to use the DashboardControl control to display a dashboard in a WPF application.
See Also