Dashboard Properties dialog

You can set the properties of a dashboard in its Properties dialog according to your requirements.

The Properties dialog is divided into the following two tabs:

• General
• Permission

Reset

Discards your modifications and restores the dialog to its default status.

OK

Retains the settings and submits the task to server.

Cancel

Cancels any settings and closes the dialog.

Help

Displays this help document.

General tab

Specifies the general properties of the dashboard. See the tab.

Resource Path

Shows the resource path.

Resource Node Name

Specifies the name for the dashboard.

Resource Type

Shows the type of the resource.

Resource Description

Specifies the description for the dashboard.

National Language Support

Specifies whether to enable the NLS feature for the dashboard. This option is available when the Properties dialog is opened from the JReport Administration page.

[Custom Field Name]

Specifies value of the custom field for the dashboard. A custom field can be regarded as a resource property and is available when it is enabled.

Apply Archive Policy

Applies an archive policy to the dashboard versions.

• Archive as New Version
  Specifies whether to use multiple versions for the dashboard.
  • Maximum Number of Versions
    Specifies the maximum number of versions that will be listed in the version table of the dashboard. The default value is 0, which means that the version number is unlimited.
• Replace Old Version
  Specifies to replace the old version when a new version is generated.

Permission tab

Specifies permissions of roles/users/groups on the dashboard. This tab is available when the dashboard is in the Public Reports folder. See the tab.

Enable Setting Permissions

Enables the setting of permissions.

Available

Lists the roles/users/groups to which you can assign permissions.

• Role
  If checked, all roles will be displayed in the Available box for you to assign permissions.
• User
  If checked, all users will be displayed in the Available box for you to assign permissions.
• Group
  If checked, all groups will be displayed in the Available box for you to assign permissions.

Adds the selected role, user or group to the Selected box.

Removes the selected role, user or group from the Selected box.

Selected

Select a role/user/group in the Selected box and then select the permissions you would like the role/user/group to have on the dashboard. For what each permission is used for, see Permission.