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<ManualTopic ID="/baanerp/tt/EnterpriseStudio/onlinemanual/dashboards" xml:lang="en" TopicType="Overview">
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		<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Dashboards</Title>
		<Keyword ContextSensitive="No"><Level1>
                                    Infor ERP LN Development Tools
                                 </Level1>
			<Level2>dashboard</Level2>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<GeneralSection><Paragraph class="Default">A dashboard session shows multiple occurrences of an entity. When an occurrence is selected, information associated with the entity is displayed or calculated. A dashboard session shows summary information. Additional details are available that are related to the entity. This is indicated by a checkmark next to a button on the form that starts a detailed session when it is pressed.</Paragraph>
		<ExampleSection><SectionTitle>
                                    Example
                                 </SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph class="Default">Business Partner Dashboard</Paragraph>
			<List><ListIntro>Account Managers use the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Account Manager Dashboard (tdsmi1500m000)</GUIRef> session to show information about business partners. When the account manager selects “RAC Manufacturing”:</ListIntro>
				<ListItem>The contact information is displayed</ListItem>
				<ListItem>The balances are computed</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Other tables referencing the business partner are queried to find out if more detailed information is available on the activities related to the business partner. If information is available, the checkbox will appear.</ListItem>
			</List>
			<Figure space-and-orientation="indented-estimated"><HTML:IMG height="495" width="691" SRC="../images/nt_screen_dashboards1.gif" path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/onlinemanual" btb-count="1" btb-count2="1" btb-image-name="nt_screen_dashboards1.gif" btb-source-path="C:\SVN\docnl\Technology\EnterpriseServer~8.5\EnterpriseServer" btb-image-path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/images/nt_screen_dashboards1.gif" ID="IDA5A0AC" alt="[...]" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"/><FigCaption>Account Manager Dashboard</FigCaption>
			</Figure>
			<Paragraph class="Default">The account manager selects the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Purchase Orders</GUIRef> button to start a session that shows the purchase order information for the business partner.</Paragraph>
			<Figure space-and-orientation="indented-estimated"><HTML:IMG height="278" width="691" SRC="../images/nt_screen_dashboards2.gif" path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/onlinemanual" btb-count="1" btb-count2="1" btb-image-name="nt_screen_dashboards2.gif" btb-source-path="C:\SVN\docnl\Technology\EnterpriseServer~8.5\EnterpriseServer" btb-image-path="/enterpriseserver/tools/tt/enterprisestudio/images/nt_screen_dashboards2.gif" ID="IDAIB0AC" alt="[...]" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"/><FigCaption>Details Session</FigCaption>
			</Figure>
		</ExampleSection>
		<Paragraph class="Default">For more information on dashboards, refer to the Infor Web Help.</Paragraph>
	</GeneralSection>
	<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>To create dashboards</SectionTitle>
		<Paragraph class="Default">For details on how to create dashboards, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/tt/EnterpriseStudio/onlinemanual/to_create_dashboards" role="manual">To create dashboards</Link>.</Paragraph>
	</GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>
