Display Multiple Views Side-by-Side (Dashboard View)
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This topic explains how to display multiple Views side-by-side on a single screen within a Dashboard View. The Dashboard View can show any number of unrelated Views in a single Frame.
#Create a Dashboard View
#Add a Dashboard View
Open the Model Editor for the MySolution.Module
project (or for a platform-specific module). Right-click the Views node and add a Dashboard View.
Set the View’s Id property to MyDashboardView.
#Specify the Views to Be Displayed on the Dashboard View
The Dashboard View displays inner Views within the Dashboard View Items.
Right-click the Items node and add a Dashboard View Item.
Use the View property to select a View displayed within the newly created Dashboard View Item. Specify the Dashboard View Item’s Id.
Repeat the steps above to add another Dashboard View Item.
#Configure the Dashboard View Layout
Configure the Dashboard View layout as you like. For a thorough explanation of how to customize a View layout, refer to the following topic: View Items Layout Customization.
#Create a Navigation Item
Create a Navigation Item to allow users to invoke the Dashboard View. In the Model Editor, right-click the NavigationItems | Items node and add a Navigation Item.
Set the Id and View properties to MyDashboardView.
Run the application, and open the “MyDashboardView” item to see the newly created Dashboard View in action.
#Available Dashboard View Items
The Dashboard View supports the following View Item types:
- Views
- Images
- Blocks of text
- Action Containers
- KPI Dashboard View Item. Such items are used to display Key Performance Indicator results from the KPI Module.