BusinessObjects Board

Dashboard challenge

Hi All,
We have a dashboard created in xcelsius using qaaws. We have scheduled qaaws queries to run on everyday at 7AM.
When users try to use dashboard at around 7AM, we should be able to show that queries are being refreshed at the moment. But we have to show the same in clear way in users perspective.

Please suggest me some approach. Thanks in advance.


sarasavilli :india: (BOB member since 2012-04-26)

[Moderator Note: Moved from WebIntelligence XI to Xcelsius - Crystal Dashboard Design]


Marek Chladny :slovakia: (BOB member since 2003-11-27)

Do you want the dashboard to detect if the refresh is still running? I don’t know of a way to do that off-hand.

If you just want to alert users during that time period (say, 7am to 7:15am) that the refresh is occurring and they should come back later, that’s fairly easy. Create an object, probably a label, that covers the dashboard. Set it to use dynamic visibility. Set the trigger cell to determine if NOW() is in your target time range. Have your label tell users that the system is busy with the daily refresh and to come back after 7:15.


Lugh (BOB member since 2009-07-16)