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Dashboards
August 2012 Webinar
By Jason Lillywhite
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Agenda
Introduction to Dashboards Color Schemes Basic Controls Input Grids Result Status Displays Control Attributes Transparency Reusing Dashboards
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Why Dashboards?
An interface to the model For diverse audience A layer above the details Documentation Access to important results Player files can only be viewed without a
dashboard
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What Dashboards Provide
User-friendly interface Access model inputs Easy access to select model outputs Customized buttons for controls Set tab order Scrolling text boxes for documentation Insert graphics Navigation between dashboards
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Example Model
PV-RPM Model (Sandia)
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Color Schemes
Look at company websites, reports RGB codes Use colors that complement each other Light colors for controls http://colorschemedesigner.com/
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Dashboards Aren’t Images
They contain dynamic controls You can’t scale the “image” You can’t print the “page” You *can* take a screen capture Similar to Windows properties dialogues
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Overview
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Basic Controls
Buttons Input Edit Boxes List Box Combo Box (drop list) Slider Check Box