About scorecard KPI widgets

You can add a scorecard KPI (key performance indicator) widget to a dashboard.
Scorecards are useful when you need to monitor single parameters that are critical for particular business processes in your organisation.
For example: A scorecard can display the number of new support cases from customers.

When adding a scorecard KPI widget to a dashboard, you have to specify the following:

  • The inquiry form to provide data for the dashboard
  • The field from the inquiry to be displayed on the dashboard
  • The threshold values for warnings and alarms
  • The colours for the widget background

For a detailed description of the properties of the scorecard KPI widget, see: Add widget dialog box for scorecard KPI widgets - reference information.

The widget contains the standard toolbar, which is described in: The widget toolbar.

By using the scorecard KPI widget, you can open the form used as a data source by this widget and update the widget view.

For the step-by-step procedure on how to add a scorecard KPI widget to a dashboard, see:Add a scorecard KPI widget.

Parent topic:
Dashboards - overview

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Configure dashboards - overview
About dashboards and widgets

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Arrange widgets on a dashboard