Dashboard Overview

      Dashboard Overview


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        Dashboards Overview

        Data visualizations can simplify complex facts and figures, transforming raw data into actionable business insights. Rayven dashboards provide a flexible and powerful way to display information relevant to your specific business needs. They are highly customizable via an easy drag-and-drop interface.

        To access a dashboard, navigate to https://live.rayven.io/ and log in using your credentials. For more information on how to create login credentials, refer to Section 3.5 Dashboard Users.

        A single dashboard can display information from many devices and you can present this data via a wide range of widgets. You can also combine many different dashboards into a single solution by creating Dashboard User Groups and Dashboard Users.


        Types of Dashboard Widgets

        Alphanumeric widgets

        Alphanumeric widgets output your data as-is. They display data via alphanumeric values or visualization tools like monitors, gauges, or percentage bars. The list of Rayven Alphanumeric widgets is as follows:

        • Value - displays an alphanumeric value,
        • Multi-Value - displays multiple alphanumeric values in one widget,
        • Alert - displays conditional alphanumeric messages and has a colored background,
        • Monitor - displays alphanumeric values with range-dependent color coding,
        • Gauge - displays a gauge with range-dependent color coding,
        • Percentage - displays a bar or column with range-dependent color coding,
        • Level - display a tank icon with range-dependant color coding,
        • Tabular Data - displays the most recent instances of multiple fields, 
        • Raw Data - displays the full history for multiple fields.

        Chart widgets

        Chart widgets transform your data into graphical representations. The Rayven Chart widgets are as follows:

        • Pie Chart - shows proportions by device or by field as part of a circular whole,
        • Line Chart - displays a time series line chart with or without comparison and target lines,
        • Bar Chart - displays a time series bar chart with or without comparison and target lines,
        • Pareto Chart - creates a chart with both bar and line graphs that is configurable for frequency or sum of events,
        • Cartesian Chart - creates a dot plot with configurable quadrants,
        • Multi-Axes Chart - shows multiple variables as lines and or columns,
        • Forecasting Chart - creates a line chart with forecasting models and projected results,
        • Control Chart - displays an I-MR control chart with Nelson Rules,
        • Polar Chart -displays the distribution of vectors over time,
        • Category Bar Chart - configures and displays data using fixed categories on the x-axis.

        Object widgets

        Object widgets use visual icons or materials such as maps, images, or video streams to display your data. The Rayven Object widgets are:

        • Map - displays data on a map, with configurable highlighting, geofencing, tracking, proximity, and drill down,
        • Images - displays your data over a static image,
        • Live Video Stream - displays your data over a live video stream.