iDashboards Features

Business Intelligence Enterprise Reporting Dashboards

iDashboards brings the value of enterprise dashboards to hundreds of customers around the globe.  Here are some of the features that make it so effective:  

 

User Framework
• Web-based Flash/ Flex user interface
• Supports all browser types: IE, Firefox, Safari, Chrome
• Secured log-in and role based permissions
• Can display data from multiple data sources
Internationalisation
• Most languages can be supported
• Spanish language is shipped
Right–Click Menu
• Intuitive and easy
• Access menu anywhere on the dashboard
• Dashboard and chart controls
• Almost zero end-user training
• No programming needed
Security Framework
• Security and access restrictions
• Role based permissions and access
• Single sign-on (SSO) with other applications
• LDAP server integration
• 3rd party SSL certificate encryption
Drilldown
• Drilldown to charts and other dashboards
• Drilldown to external URLs
• No limit on levels of in-depth drilldowns
• Auto filtering of data within a drilldown
• Pass user and context parameters
• Drilldown to update other frames within the same dashboard
Data Connectivity
• Support for most relational databases using   JDBC or ODBC
• Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, Sybase,  MySQL, MS Access and more
• Database tables and views
• Stored procedures
• Custom SQL queries with joins, aggregations,  filters and macros
• Excel spreadsheets
• Write SQL queries against different  spreadsheets
Real-Time User Filtering
• Charts can include an unlimited number of pivots, allowing users to select criteria to filter chart data
• Input Parameter controls
• Synchronized Pivots
Enterprise Scalability Features
• Filter-on-user allows for large volumes of users
• Server-side authentication with dynamic user-inserts
• Server-cluster deployment for load-balancing
• Zero client-side footprint
Notes & Text
• Sticky notes on individual charts
• Embed text within dashboard
Real-Time Data Updates
• Auto-refresh at pre-specified time intervals
• Enforces live updates
• Intervals as low as 60 seconds
• Manual refresh
Video & Images
• Embed simple Flash video files within dashboard
• Embed images within dashboard
• Embed Flash widgets within dashboard
• Hyperlink embedded images to URLs
Dynamic Macros
• User Macros help generate dynamic queries
   restricted to specific user who is logged in
• Date Macros help generate dynamic queries  for different time windows
• Drilldown Macros help generate custom  drilldown URLs to external applications
• Input Parameter Macros help generate dynamic
   queries utilizing user input values
Excel Export-Import
• Export chart data into a spreadsheet
• Import spreadsheet data
• Use spreadsheets as live data sources
Support for Mobile Devices
• Mobile device access using Skyfire
• Supports Windows Mobile and Nokia N Series
Print & Magnification
• Maximize individual charts
• Print dashboards and individual charts
Real-Time Data Updates
• Auto-refresh at pre-specified time intervals
• Enforces live updates
• Intervals as low as 60 seconds
• Manual refresh
User Personalisation
• Users can customize their charts
  and dashboards
• Users may save to Personal category
• Data integrity is not impacted
• Change dashboard framework color and language
• A favorite dashboard that displays every time a user logs in
Dashboard Export-Import
• Dashboard export-import from development
  to test to production
• Easy upgrades for OEMs