Dashboards are a single page that displays visualizations to tell a story. Each visualization should show different pieces of related information, enabling users to make sense of their data.
The Dashboard Creation Process
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Discover the KPI: decide what you or your analysts want to show in your dashboard, and what it needs to revolve around.
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Plan the Dashboard: how will you represent your information graphically? Will you use a grid, a map, gauges, category charts? Will you use any filters?
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Prepare the data to be used in Analytics.
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Create the dashboard: for a complete walkthrough, read this topic.
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Review and iterate: once your dashboard is ready, you can review it and make any changes you or your analysts deem necessary.