Providing Data
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This document describes how to bind a dashboard displayed within the DashboardControl to data. If you created the dashboard in the WinForms Dashboard Designer or using the Dashboard Designer available at Visual Studio design-time, use one of the following approaches to supply the dashboard displayed within the DashboardControl with data.
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Handle the Dashboard
Used Data Source | Description |
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The dashboard definition contains connection settings such as server names, database names or the entire connection strings. This information is used by the Dashboard | |
The dashboard definition contains the OLAP connection string. This information is used by the Dashboard | |
The dashboard definition contains the path to the Excel workbook/CSV file. This information is used by the Dashboard | |
In this case, the dashboard definition can contain the following settings.
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The dashboard definition contains the name of the class used to provide data and optionally - the data member. You need to supply the dashboard with actual data at runtime using the Dashboard | |
The dashboard definition contains the path to the data extract. This information is used by the Dashboard This data source type allows you to share a dashboard with its data between applications. The data source is lightweight and can be readily used in examples. |