How to create a display board

Before creating a display board, you must create a stats point object to populate it.

To add a new display board, select the Live stats tab and click on the Add button at the top-right corner of the display boards list, as shown below:

A new window will open, which allows you to select one of the following three options:

Create blank: This option allows you to design your own display board from scratch
Create from a template: This option allows you to choose a predefined display board template
Create from an existing Display board: This option allows you to create a new display board based on an existing template

Create blank

To design your own display board, select the Create blank option and click on the Finish button, as shown below:

A new window will open, allowing you to design your panels. For information on how to design your own display board, refer to the Designing a display board section.

Create from a template

To create a display board from a template, select the Create from template option and click Next, as shown below:

You can now select from a series of predefined templates, by clicking on its associated number. Click on the Next button.

In this section you can add a stats collection point or skip this stage.

Don't select a stats collection point

If you don't want to select a stats collection point at this time, click Finish and your display board will be added to the Display boards list.

The display board will be blank until a stats point is selected.

You will be allowed to add a stats collection point at a later stage, by following the same wizard. For information on how to create a stats collection point, refer to the Adding a Stats point section.

Select an existing stats collection point

If you select this option, a list with the existing stats points objects will be displayed, as shown below:

Select the relevant stats point from list and click on the Finish button to add the new display board in the Display boards list.

Create from an existing display board

To create a display board from an existing template, select the Create from an existing Display board option and click Next.

A list with the currently-available display boards will be shown. Select the one that you want to copy, then click on the Next button.

You are now given the option to add a stats collection point or skip this stage.

Don't select a stats collection point

If you don't want to select a stats collection point at this time, clickFinish and your display board will be added to the list. You will be allowed to add a stats collection point at a later stage, by following the same wizard. For information on how to create a stats collection point, refer to the Adding a Stats point section.

The display board will be blank until a stats point is selected.

Select an existing stats collection point

If you select this option, a list with the existing stats points objects will be displayed, as shown below:

Select the relevant stats point from list and click on the Finish button to add the new display board in the Display boards list.

Restrict display board access

If you want your display board to be accessible only to users from a specific site or user group, click on the Advanced button at the bottom-left corner and select the site and user group which you want the display board to be accessible to:

In the example above, your display board will be accessible to web users that have permissions to the London-Admin group. If a web user has access only to London-Accounts group, they will not be able to see this display board.