Layouts - overview

A document may contain multiple Layouts.

When you create a new document, the default layout will often be a Dashboard layout or a Report layout. However, within the same document you may add as many additional Dashboard layouts or Report layouts as you need, including a mix of those two layout types.

Objects in one layout may be reused in other layouts. By default, the original object and the reused objects are linked, meaning that any changes in an object in one layout will have the same effect on the linked objects in other layouts. More about the Object List and linked objects: The Object List

An example of a document with multiple layouts:

How to add a layout: Adding a layout to your document

Layouts usage examples

Layouts can be used for many different purposes, including these:

• Other device types. When you create a new Dashboard document, the default layout will be a 1600 by 900 pixels canvas, suitable for presentation on PC screens. You may add other dashboard layouts that have been designed for other device types with smaller screens, such as tablets and smartphones. More about device types: Device Visibility
• Alternative dashboards. One document may contain several dashboard layouts with small variations for different audiences. Menus and Triggers can be set up to navigate to specific layouts.
• Information and explanation. The primary dashboard layout may be accompanied by a secondary dashboard layout, where the secondary dashboard layout contains information, explanations, guides or even videos to help end-users getting the most of the primary dashboard. Buttons with Triggers will connect the two layouts.
• Overview and Detail data. The primary dashboard layout may provide the general overview of data, while a secondary report layout produces a multi-page report with further details about the requested data. A button on the dashboard layout will produce the PDF output from the report layout.