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Overview

This page allows administrators to configure a wide range of defaults and formatting settings for content that fall under the following tabs:

  1. Report Settings
  2. Chart Settings
  3. Dashboard Settings
  4. Storyboard Settings
  5. Browse Settings

Report Settings

Option

Description

Report Title

 

Title

Define the font formatting to be applied to the Report Title.

Description

Define the font formatting to be applied to the Report Description.

Border

Define a border for the Report Title & Description if one is required.

Background

Define a custom background colour for the Report Title & Description area if required.

Column & Row Headings

 

Text

Define the font formatting to be applied to table Column and Row headings.

Background

Define the background colour to be applied to table Column and Row headings.

Header Height

Define the height of the table headers in pixels.

Header Padding

Define the space between the text in each header cell and the cell border in pixels.

Data

 

Text

Define the font formatting to be applied to table cells.

Cell Height

Define the height of the table rows in pixels.

Cell Padding

Define the space between the text in each cell and the cell border in pixels.

Cell Spacing

Define the space between each cell in pixels.

Row Shading

Define an alternate row shading colour for the body of tabular reports.

Row Highlight

Define a highlight colour displayed when the mouse pointer hovers over a row.

Section Title

 

Text

Define the font formatting to be applied to Report Section titles.

Background

Define a background colour for Report Section titles.

Header & Footer

 

Header

Define the contents of the left, middle, and right page header areas used in report exports. The following components are available:

  • Date: this will insert the current date into the header when the report is exported, printed, or shared.
  • Page No: this will insert a page number on each page of the report when it's exported, printed, or shared.
  • Description: this will insert the report description into the header when the report is exported, printed, or shared.
  • Title: this will insert the report title into the header when the report is exported, printed, or shared.
  • Time: this will insert the current time into the header when the report is exported, printed, or shared.
  • Space: this will insert a space into the header, for use between two components, for example: date space time.
  • New Line: this will insert a line break into the header, for use between components, for example: title new line description.
  • Text: this will allow the administrator to provide custom text to be used in the header.
  • Image: this will allow the administrator to select an image to use in the header, such as a logo.

Footer

Define the contents of the left, middle, and right page footer areas used in report exports. The following components are available:

  • Date: this will insert the current date into the footer when the report is exported, printed, or shared.
  • Page No: this will insert a page number on each page of the report when it's exported, printed, or shared.
  • Description: this will insert the report description into the footer when the report is exported, printed, or shared.
  • Title: this will insert the report title into the footer when the report is exported, printed, or shared.
  • Time: this will insert the current time into the footer when the report is exported, printed, or shared.
  • Space: this will insert a space into the footer, for use between two components, for example: date space time.
  • New Line: this will insert a line break into the footer, for use between components, for example: title new line description.
  • Text: this will allow the administrator to provide custom text to be used in the footer.
  • Image: this will allow the administrator to select an image to use in the footer, such as a logo.

Text

Define the font formatting to be applied to header and footer text used in report exports.

Report Summary

 

Text

Define the font formatting to be applied to Report Summary text.

Default Chart Colour

Specify the default chart colour to be used in Report Summary charts.

Option

Description

Filter Location

Select the default location for User Prompt filters to be displayed on the Report page.

Filter Width

Select the default length for User Prompt filter values display.

Drill Through Popup

Allow Drill Through reports to display in a lightbox if configured to use the 'Popup New Window' option.

Option

Description

Allow Share

This will allow Private Report Writers to assign other users access to their report.

Watermark

Select an image to use as a watermark on Private Reports. (Optional)

Report Marker

Enter text to be used as a marker below the description for all Private Reports. (Optional)

Option

Description

Watermark

Select an image to use as a watermark on Public Reports.

Report Marker

Enter text to be used as a marker below the description for all Public Reports.

Option

Description

Report Data Preview

 

Define a live preview of the report table on the report data page as it is being built.
Chart Data PreviewDisplay a live preview of the chart on the chart builder.
Display Filter ValuesDefine if, by default, a legend of filter values applied to the report is displayed, and where.
Autorun Reports with FiltersDefine if, by default, the default and remembered filter values are applied and the report is run on first load.

Chart Settings

Option

Description

Chart Image Format

Specify the image format for charts to be generated as.

Draggable Thumbnails

Allow you to open a chart in a new window and drag the image into an open program or save it for later use.

Option

Description

Animated Chart Loading

Animate the chart as it loads.

Display Animation

Animate the chart multiple times per session - each time the chart is reloaded, filtered, or changed.

Per Session

Define the number of times charts animate within a session, this is animations across the system, not per chart.

Option

Description

Active Chart Highlighting

Allow users to hover over an area on a chart with the mouse to highlight it.

Active Outline

Define the colour to outline the current active area.

Active Fill

Define the colour to fill the current active area.

Tooltip Outline

Define the colour to be used to outline chart tooltips.

Tooltip Background

Define the background colour to be used for chart tooltips. Define two different colours to use a gradient.

Tooltip Title

Define the colour of the Title text in chart tooltips.

Tooltip Text

Define the font and colour of the descriptive text in chart tooltips.

Option

Description

Default Style

Use only one colour per category or series by default.

Colours

Define grids of colour to be applied to charts by default. The first grid is for solid colours, the second is used to perform gradient shading when enabled.

Map Colours

Define the default colours to be used for maps. The first part of the range is allocated to negative numbers, the middle to zero, the second part to positive values.

Chart Background

Define the default chart background colour. Leave blank to set as transparent.

Plot Background

Define the default plot background colour. Leave blank to set as transparent.

Annotation Range Default

Define the default colour to be used for Annotation Range highlighting on charts.

Bubble Shading Style

The bubbles will consist of two colours shaded together to give a rounded effect.

Option

Description

Width

Define the default thickness of lines used in charts.

Shapes

Line Shapes mark each data point on line charts.

Option

Description

Title

Define the font formatting to be applied to Chart Title text.

Axis Title

Define the font formatting to be applied to Chart Axis Title text.

Axis Label

Define the font formatting to be applied to Chart Axis Label text.

Legend

Define the font formatting to be applied to Chart Legend text.

Label

Define the font formatting to be applied to Chart Label text.

Series Selection

Define the font to be applied to Chart Series Selection text.

Option

Description

GIS Base Layer

Specify whether or not to display a base layer underneath maps to provide location context by default.

Google API Access

Specify if Google Maps can be used. These require internet access to work.

Google Maps Point Limit

Specify the maximum number of single points to be displayed at any one time.

Google GIS Label Background

Define the colour to be used for Map Label backgrounds.

Google GIS Label Border

Define the colour to be used for GIS Maps Label borders.

Option

Description

Show Horizontal Gridlines

Display gridlines attached to the horizontal axis of the chart by default.

Horizontal Gridline Colour

Define the colour to display horizontal axis Gridlines by default.

Show Vertical Gridlines

Display gridlines attached to the vertical axis of the chart by default.

Vertical Gridline Colour

Define the colour to display vertical axis Gridlines by default.

Horizontal Axis Colour

Define the colour of the horizontal axis by default.

Horizontal Axis Thickness

Define the thickness of the horizontal axis by default.

Vertical Axis Colour

Define the colour of the vertical axis by default.

Vertical Axis Thickness

Define the thickness of the vertical axis by default.

Dashboard Settings

Option

Description

Content Area Background

Define the colour to be used for the tab body. This will be displayed around the portlet areas on the tab.

Top Margin

Define the top margin height and colour. This is the spacing above the tab images on the dashboard and below the main navigation bar.

Background

Define the colour to be used for the background behind the tab images.

Image Height

Define the height of the tab images.

Divider

Define the colour to be used as a horizontal divider between the tab images area and the main body of the tab.

Bottom Margin

Define the height of the bottom margin. This is the spacing between the tab images and the sub tabs, or the top portlets on a tab.

Sub Tab Height

Define the height of the sub tab area. This is the space below the bottom margin and above the top portlets on a tab.

Sub Tab Divider

Define the colour to be used as a horizontal divider between the sub tab titles and the main body of the tab.

Option

Description

Border

Define a colour to be used as a border for each portlet area.

Background

Define a colour to be used as the background for each portlet area.

Title

Define the font formatting to be applied to portlet Title text.

Title Background Image

Hide the tab images behind the Title text of each portlet area. This will mean that the background colour is shown instead.

Title Background Colour

Define the background colour of the portlet Title area. This will be displayed when the Title Background Images are disabled.

Action Buttons

Portlet buttons will only be displayed when the user hovers over a portlet.

Option

Description

Panel Background

Define a colour to be used as the background for the filter panel area. This is not used if filters are displayed through the Left Navigation Panel.

Title

Define the font formatting to be applied to the filter Titles. This is not used if filters are displayed through the Left Navigation Panel.

Group Background

Define a colour to be used as the background for filter groups. This is not used if filters are displayed through the Left Navigation Panel.

Group Title

Define the font formatting to be applied to filter group Titles. This is not used if filters are displayed through the Left Navigation Panel.

Option

Description

Default Dashboard Width

Define the default width of the dashboard in pixels or % of the current window.

Alignment

Specify the default alignment of the dashboard.

Tab Buttons

Specify the location of the dashboard tab buttons, or disable them completely. These are the Add Tab, Edit, and Remove buttons.

My Content Location

Specify the location of the My Content panel, or disable it completely. This contains Favourite, Draft, and Recently Accessed content lists.

Associated Reports Location

Specify the location of the Associated Reports panel, or disable it completely.

Search Location

Specify the location of the Search box on the Dashboard, or disable it completely. This allows users to perform a content search, displaying results on the Browse page.

Custom Dashboard Scrollbars

Use the custom styled scrollbars when portlet content is too large for the allocated size.

Option

Description

Filter Location

Specify the default location of the filter panel on the Dashboard. This can be overridden on a tab by tab basis.

Apply Style

Specify the default display of the filter Apply button or text.

Option

Description

Page Refresh

Each time the user changes the tab they are viewing, only the items relevant to the tab are reloaded, such as reports, filters, units, etc. This is only compatible with browsers that support HTML5.

Refresh Overlay

Displays a coloured overlay on the tab while it loads to indicate it is refreshing.

Loading Indicator

Displays a loading indicator for the tab.

Report Loading

Load all the reports on a tab at the same time or sequentially.

Schedule Page Refresh

Define if the entire dashboard page can be refreshed automatically, while this tab is being viewed.

Schedule Page Refresh Frequency

Define how often the entire Dashboard page is refreshed in minutes.

Storyboard Settings

Option

Description

Slides Preloaded

Define the number of slides to be preloaded either side of the current slide.

Slides Loaded at Once

Define the total number of slides to be loaded at any one time.

Browse Settings

Option

Description

Background Colour

Define a colour to be used as the background for the browse page. This applies to all layout options.

Search Bar Colour

Define a colour to be used as the background of the search bar. This applies to all layout options.

Search Bar Height

Define the height of the search bar. This applies to all layout options.

Search Bar Bottom Border

Define a colour to be used as the bottom border of the search bar. This applies to all layout options.

Option

Description

Alignment

Specify the default alignment of the thumbnail tiles on the browse page.

Columns

Specify the maximum number of thumbnail columns displayed on the Browse page. If the current window size cannot accommodate this number it will be reduced.

Option

Description

Alternate Row

Define a colour to be used for every second row displayed in the Browse list.

Hover

Define a colour to be used to highlight a row the mouse is hovered over in the Browse list.

Selected

Define a colour to be used to highlight a row that is currently selected in the Browse list.

 

 

 

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