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The Dashboard provides a navigation pane on the left side of the window where you select tools and the folder (or panel) of data. The Dashboard's right pane shows data from the folder (or panel) you select on the left. In the Quick View, the right pane contains a panel of 8 charts or grids.
To get around in the Dashboard:
In general, move from left to right.
Choose
a tool.
At the bottom of the Dashboard, in the left navigation pane, click
on a tool button: Quick View, Data
Explorer, User
Explorer, Reports, and Management.
Select
a panel or folder.
At the top of the navigation pane, select one of the panels (Quick
View) or folders the current tool provides. Each panel or folder displays
a set of charts, reports, data forms, or resources in the right pane.
Select
the data to view.
In the right pane, select or double-click on a user, activity, report,
or resource. For Data Explorer, User Explorer, and the Reports tool, a
dialog box prompts you to accept the data criteria
for the form or report.
(1) Navigation Pane
The left column provides centralized navigation to all features. From top
to bottom, the navigation pane includes a toolbar, panels or folders,
Global Criteria, Dashboard Tool buttons, and access to navigation pane
settings.
(2) Toolbar
The navigation toolbar contains buttons such as New
(Panel, Chart, Data Form, Folder) and Refresh.
Options change according to which Dashboard Tool is selected. See each
Tool for more information.
(3) Panels / Folders
The "shortcut" area of the navigation pane presents panels or
folders within the selected Dashboard Tool. Selecting a panel or folder
displays its charts, reports, or data forms in the right pane.
(4) Global Criteria
The Global Criteria pane allows you to set the default criteria (database
querying) for recorded events within the currently selected Dashboard
tool.
(5) Dashboard Tools
Clicking a tool button changes the available panels / folders in the Navigation
pane, and displays different right pane data.
(6) Navigation Pane Settings
Allows you to show and hide buttons to change the navigation pane appearance.
For example, the Search or Management tool button
may not be visible initially. Use this button to display all tools or
limit the display to fewer tools.
(7) Right Pane
Shows charts, reports, or data forms available to view within each selected
panel or folder.
A menu bar at the top of the Dashboard window provides commands. You may also right-click on a panel or folder in a pane to access commands. Options may change, depending on the Tool currently selected.
File menu:
New - Adds a Panel, Chart, Data Form, or Folder.
Exit - Closes the Dashboard program.
Edit menu:
Possible options are:
Copy - Copies the currently selected form.
Paste - Pastes the copied form into a folder.
Delete - Deletes the selected form or folder.
Rename - Allows you to edit the title of the selected form or folder.
Settings - Opens the Report Settings box for the selected report.
Edit Description - Allows you to edit the description displayed next to the title for the selected form.
Criteria - Opens the Criteria box for the selected form.
View menu:
Toolbar - Toggles the toolbar on/off.
Large Icons - Displays large icons for each form in the right pane of Data/User Explorer and Reports.
Details - Displays small icon and a description in the right pane of Data/User Explorer and Reports.
Refresh - Updates data displayed from database in the current tool.
Tools menu:
Quick View - Opens Quick View.
Search - Opens the Search tool.
Data Explorer - Opens Data Explorer.
User Explorer - Opens User Explorer.
Reports - Opens Reports.
Management - Opens the Management tool.
Change Database - Allows you to a different database or login as a different user.
Options - Opens a dialog box of general Dashboard settings.
Window menu:
Allows you to switch between the main Spector 360 Dashboard window and any open report preview or event windows. Nothing is in this menu if only the main Dashboard window is open.
Help menu:
Online Manual - Opens web-based Help for the Dashboard.
Contact Technical Support - Opens the SpectorSoft Technical Support Home page.
Give us your Suggestions - Directs you to the Spector Feedback web page on the Internet, where you can tell us what you think about Spector 360.
Check for Updates - If connected to the Internet, checks the SpectorSoft downloads site for the latest version available and prompts you to download if your installed version is not the latest.
About - Displays current version information.
