Creating Content Pages

In this section:

How to:

You can create Dashboard content pages that contain content blocks, and the ReportCaster, Report Library, Watch List, and Deferred Status user interfaces. Accessing the ReportCaster, Report Library, Watch List, or Deferred Status interface from its own Dashboard content page is different than accessing the interface from banner hyperlinks, which open a new browser window when the hyperlink is clicked.

Content pages appear as tabs that display the name of the content page across the top of the content area. Content pages can be viewed by clicking the appropriate tab.

Using content pages enables you to:

Content pages are optional. If you have only one content page, tabs do not appear in the actual Dashboard view when you add content blocks.

You can create a content page and add a report to it through the Personalize menu, or through the Publish option in Standard Reports and My Reports drop-down menus, as explained in Publishing Reports to Content Pages in Dashboard.

Users can create any number of content pages and design the page layout. Administrators can also customize the color of content page tabs (background and text color). For details, see Selecting Content Layout.

When creating content pages, note that:
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Procedure: How to Create Content Pages
  1. Select the Personalize link in the banner, then select Content from the submenu that appears.

    The Content window opens.

  2. From the Content window, click:
    • Add Page to add a page that contains content blocks.
    • Add Library Page to add a page that contains the Report Library user interface. You can also add the Watch List interface after adding a library page.
    • Add Schedules Page to add a page that contains the ReportCaster user interface.
    • Add Deferred Status Page to add a page that contains the Deferred Status user interface.

    Note: You will not be able to view Library or Schedule pages if you do not have access to ReportCaster or the Report Library.

  3. Enter the tab name in the Page Description text box.
  4. Click Update.

    When a page is added, it is added as the last page. You can rearrange the order of the content pages using the Move Left, Move Right, or Set Default buttons. The Set Default button promotes the current page to the first page.

    Note: When creating a content page, wait until all page items appear before using the buttons on the page. If an error occurs due to premature use of the buttons, refresh the page using your browser Refresh button.

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Publishing Reports to Content Pages in Dashboard

The Publish option provides a single-step method to add a report to a launch block within a content page in Dashboard. This option is available to users with the ability to personalize the view.

The Publish option is only available for Standard Reports and My Reports when you right-click a report in the Dashboard Domain Tree or from any of the following Dashboard items:

Note: The Publish option is also available from a saved Standard Report or My Report opened in InfoAssist. For details on using InfoAssist, see the WebFOCUS InfoAssist User's Manual.

To publish a report to a content page in Dashboard, right-click the Standard Report or My Report and select Publish. The content page and content block appear immediately in Dashboard. You can edit or delete the content block as you would any other content block.

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