Dashboards

Overview

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

The data elements adjust with map pan.

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

Create a Dashboard

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

Click on Dashboards in the left menu:

Click the Add New button

Give your Dashboard and Name and Description.

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

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

Click the Creat button

Your Dashboard has now been created:

To cofigure your Dashboard, click the Edit Preview button

A default Dashboard layout will appear

Click the Clear button on top to clear the layout:

Add Map

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

Add Charts

Click the Chart button at left

On the Chart element click the Configure button

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

Click the Apply button.

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

Add Tables

Click the Table button at left

Click the configure button on the Table element

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

Your Table has been configured

Add Legends

Click the Legend button at left

Click the configure button on the Legend element

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

Your Legend has now been added.

Grid

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

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

JSON

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