At this point, you may have the BI Architect installed and have familiarized yourself with many of the terms used throughout the help documentation. Before you begin using the application to design your Dashboard, let's first discuss some best practices in dashboard design. We've provided, in the steps below, three helpful topics for consideration before even starting the design of your dashboard.

 

Understanding Your Data - the first step in knowing how to design a tool to analyze your data.

Viewer Target Questions - thinking about the questions that your viewers want to find answers to.

Design Before Design - planning how your dashboard will look and behave before design.