creating dashboards

[sudha gumpena]

can any one please tell me the steps to create dashboards
thanks in advance

[MMcBride]

Are you looking to use Metric Studio content within Cognos Connections to create a Dashboard page, or are you within Metric Studio asking how to build filters, groups and organize your metrics for a dashboard appearence?

In Cognos Connections you can either build Report Studio Reports from Metrics data and uses these on a portal tab to create a Dashboard or you could simply selected several metrics and add them to your watch list - then within your portal page on Connections you would add a Metric Studio Container to display these metrics giving it a dashboard look and feel.

If your within Metric Studio I recommend setting up the metrics to best meet the business rules adding what groups are deemed necessary and then using the Diagraming tool to customize a "dashboard" page bringing the metrics you want to focus on and organizing them in a way that allows the business to follow their natural work flow.

For example show Corporate Metrics and allow them to drill in on these metrics down to state, branch or some other natural progression that follows the business flow.

if you installed the Go Metrics sample data there is a good example of this. they created Scorecards that follow a natural business hierarchy then created a Diagram that leverages this while filtering out all the noise to give a nice Dashboard feel.

Just an advanced warning if you install the Go Metrics sample you will need it to be in a seperate metric store, don't put the demo data in your primary metric store and wonder why you are having a hard time making your real data fit later  :o