Role tab

The settings on the Role and User tab are identical, but have a different validity: On the Role tab, you administer the settings for single dashboard catalog roles. When you create a dashboard catalog, the settings have default values. To show the settings of a role, select the role from the drop-down list.

To change a setting, click the cell in the Value column and change the value. The check box in the Default column is disabled. To reset a setting to the default value, select the check box in the Default column.

On the Role tab, you find these general settings:

General Description
Auto-hide toolbar Specifies whether the toolbar is hidden after a short time when not used.
Content language Locale ID (LCID) of a language that is used to display dashboard content. LCIDs support language cultures and sub-cultures. For example, specify 09 as the locale ID for English or 1033 for English (USA). Select the Default check box or specify 0 to automatically detect and use the language of the Dashboards application system.
Show helper lines Specifies whether helper lines are shown in the dashboard edit mode. Helper lines make it easier to arrange widgets relative to the dashboard or to other widgets.
Start screen Unique name of the start screen that is shown after you log in to Dashboards.
Startup mode

Specifies the startup mode of Dashboards:

  • Open empty: Starts Dashboards without opening a dashboard.
  • Open a dashboard: Starts Dashboards and opens the dashboard that you specify in Startup Dashboard.
Use snapping Specifies whether snapping is active between widgets in edit mode. If snapping is active, a dragged widget sticks to another widget or dashboard when it is in a certain distance range.
User interface language Locale ID (LCID) of a language that is used to display Dashboards user interface components. LCIDs support language cultures and sub-cultures. For example, specify 09 as the locale ID for English or 1033 for English (USA). Select the Default check box or specify 0 to automatically detect and use the language of the Dashboards application system.
Widget margin for new widgets Specifies whether to use widget margin for newly created widgets.
Widget header for new widgets Specifies whether to use widget header for newly created widgets.

These settings are for BI Dashboards mobile app:

BI Dashboards mobile app Description
Allow mobile access to this project/application Specifies whether users of BI Dashboards mobile app can log on to this project/application.
Allow saving offline views Specifies whether users of BI Dashboards mobile app can save offline views of the application content.
Offline data validity in days Specifies in days how long offline data persists in the application, until it is removed automatically by the application. The value 0 means no expiry of data. Saving of offline views must be activated.