Online Help Manual
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Online Help Manual MashZone Version 9.8 April 2015 This document applies to MashZone Version 9.8 and to all subsequent releases. Specifications contained herein are subject to change and these changes will be reported in subsequent release notes or new editions. Copyright © 2009 - 2015 Software AG, Darmstadt, Germany and/or Software AG USA Inc., Reston, VA, USA, and/or its subsidiaries and/or its affiliates and/or their licensors. The name Software AG and all Software AG product names are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Software AG and/or Software AG USA Inc. and/or its subsidiaries and/or its affiliates and/or their licensors. Other company and product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. Detailed information on trademarks and patents owned by Software AG and/or its subsidiaries is located at http://softwareag.com/licenses. Use of this software is subject to adherence to Software AG's licensing conditions and terms. 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Online Help Manual Contents 1 Welcome to MashZone help .................................................................................... 1 2 MashZone ............................................................................................................ 2 2.1 Dashboards ................................................................................................ 3 2.2 Data feeds .................................................................................................. 4 3 Start MashZone .................................................................................................... 6 3.1 Start under Windows.................................................................................... 7 3.2 Start under Linux ........................................................................................ 8 4 MashZone Home ................................................................................................... 9 5 Quick Start Guide ................................................................................................ 10 5.1 Getting started .......................................................................................... 10 5.1.1 Use search ..................................................................................... 10 5.1.2 Set favorite .................................................................................... 11 5.1.3 Display dashboard ........................................................................... 11 5.1.4 Use dashboards .............................................................................. 13 5.2 Edit dashboards ......................................................................................... 14 5.2.1 Insert display component ................................................................. 16 5.2.2 Assign data .................................................................................... 17 5.2.3 Set filter ........................................................................................ 22 5.2.4 Set title ......................................................................................... 23 5.2.5 Set size ......................................................................................... 24 5.2.6 Place display component .................................................................. 25 5.2.7 Display preview .............................................................................. 25 5.3 Create data feeds ...................................................................................... 26 5.3.1 Select data source ........................................................................... 27 5.3.2 Calculate feed data.......................................................................... 28 5.3.3 Change data type ............................................................................ 29 5.3.4 Define calculation rule ..................................................................... 31 5.3.5 Combine data feeds ......................................................................... 33 5.3.6 Finish feed definition ....................................................................... 35 6 Procedure .......................................................................................................... 37 6.1 Use dashboards ......................................................................................... 37 6.1.1 Delete dashboard ............................................................................ 37 6.1.2 Display dashboard view ................................................................... 37 6.1.3 Insert dashboard view ..................................................................... 38 6.1.4 Save dashboard view as image ......................................................... 38 6.1.5 Publish a dashboard with guest access ............................................... 38 6.1.6 Copy dashboard address to clipboard ................................................. 39 6.1.7 Call dashboards via URL ................................................................... 40 6.1.8 Use dynamic URL selection ............................................................... 41 6.1.9 Set display size ............................................................................... 42 6.1.10 Refresh data ................................................................................... 42 6.1.11 Display dashboard properties ............................................................ 42 6.1.12 Display change history of a dashboard ............................................... 43 6.1.13 Save display component as image ..................................................... 43 6.1.14 Display data of a display component as a table ................................... 44 I Online Help Manual 6.1.15 Save data of a display component as a CSV file .................................. 44 6.2 Edit dashboards ......................................................................................... 46 6.2.1 Use the Composer ........................................................................... 46 6.2.2 Share dashboard ............................................................................. 47 6.2.3 Create dashboard ............................................................................ 49 6.2.4 Copy dashboard .............................................................................. 50 6.2.5 Add dashboard view ........................................................................ 50 6.2.6 Delete dashboard view ..................................................................... 51 6.2.7 Format dashboard view .................................................................... 51 6.2.8 Duplicate dashboard view................................................................. 51 6.2.9 Set display size ............................................................................... 52 6.2.10 Set gridlines ................................................................................... 52 6.2.11 Use master view ............................................................................. 52 6.2.12 Change style template ..................................................................... 53 6.2.13 Change dashboard name .................................................................. 53 6.2.14 Change dashboard description .......................................................... 53 6.2.15 Assign keywords to a dashboard ....................................................... 54 6.2.16 Hide quick start guide ...................................................................... 54 6.3 Edit display components ............................................................................. 54 6.3.1 Format display component ............................................................... 55 6.3.2 Specify action ................................................................................. 56 6.3.3 Create external link ......................................................................... 57 6.3.4 Move display component to front or back ........................................... 58 6.3.5 Delete display component ................................................................ 58 6.3.6 Duplicate display components ........................................................... 59 6.3.7 Transfer style of a display component ................................................ 60 6.3.8 Automatically refresh data ............................................................... 60 6.3.9 Set sort criteria in charts .................................................................. 61 6.4 Edit data feeds .......................................................................................... 62 6.4.1 Use Feed 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