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Dashboards
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Overview
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A Dashboard allows you to add a Map along with Charts, Tables, Lgends, and Text.

The data elements adjust with map pan.

.. image:: ../../_static/qcarta-new-dashboard.png


If your QGIS Project uses a PostGIS data source, you can create a PostGIS Store.

Create a Dashboard
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Below, we'll create a Dashboard from the USA PostGIS demo Layer.

Click on Dashboards in the left menu:

.. image:: dashboard-create-1.png

Click the Add New button

.. image:: dashboard-create-2.png

Give your Dashboard and Name and Description.

You can also set a thumbnail here (can be done later as well)

.. image:: dashboard-create-3.png

Select the QGIS Project Layer you will use from the dropdown and set Permissions.

Click the Creat button

.. image:: dashboard-create-4.png

Your Dashboard has now been created:

.. image:: dashboard-create-5.png

To cofigure your Dashboard, click the Edit Preview button

.. image:: dashboard-create-6.png

A default Dashboard layout will appear

.. image:: dashboard-create-7.png

Click the Clear button on top to clear the layout:

.. image:: dashboard-create-8.png

Add Map
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Click the Map button at left to add the map canvas:

.. image:: dashboard-create-9.png


Add Charts
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Click the Chart button at left

.. image:: dashboard-create-10.png

On the Chart element click the Configure button

.. image:: dashboard-create-11.png

Give chart a name and select layer, X, Y, and other fields.  

Click the Apply button.

.. image:: dashboard-create-12.png

Your Chart has now been configured.  You can edit the configuration at any time.


.. image:: dashboard-create-13.png


Add Tables
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Click the Table button at left

.. image:: dashboard-create-14.png

Click the configure button on the Table element

.. image:: dashboard-create-15.png

Select fields to include and field order. Click the Apply button

.. image:: dashboard-create-16.png

Your Table has been configured

.. image:: dashboard-create-17.png


Add Legends
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Click the Legend button at left

.. image:: dashboard-create-18.png

Click the configure button on the Legend element

.. image:: dashboard-create-19.png

Give Legend and name and select layers to include.  Click Apply

.. image:: dashboard-create-20.png

Your Legend has now been added.


Grid
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Add any additional Chart, Table, Legend or Text elements you wish to.

Drag the elements to the location you wish to use.  Click Save.

.. image:: dashboard-create-21.png


JSON
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You can also export JSON files and use as Template for other dashboards.