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Dashboards

August 2012 Webinar

By Jason Lillywhite

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Agenda

Introduction to Dashboards Color Schemes Basic Controls Input Grids Result Status Displays Control Attributes Transparency Reusing Dashboards

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Why Dashboards?

An interface to the model For diverse audience A layer above the details Documentation Access to important results Player files can only be viewed without a

dashboard

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What Dashboards Provide

User-friendly interface Access model inputs Easy access to select model outputs Customized buttons for controls Set tab order Scrolling text boxes for documentation Insert graphics Navigation between dashboards

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Example Model

PV-RPM Model (Sandia)

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Color Schemes

Look at company websites, reports RGB codes Use colors that complement each other Light colors for controls http://colorschemedesigner.com/

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Dashboards Aren’t Images

They contain dynamic controls You can’t scale the “image” You can’t print the “page” You *can* take a screen capture Similar to Windows properties dialogues

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Overview

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Basic Controls

Buttons Input Edit Boxes List Box Combo Box (drop list) Slider Check Box