Dashboard Pack - SQL Page Timeframe

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Description

Sometimes, the hardest thing to deal with when designing a dashboard are date and time fields. When writing a SQL query, getting the date and time to format correctly can be a real pain. What is the current date and time, and how is it formatted? What happens if I want the date and time from 30 days ago? This SQL Page Timeframe dashboard demonstrates how the current date and time are displayed. Each tile on the dashboard does something different with the Date and Time, including an example how the page timeframe in Dashboard Server impacts the date and time in a SQL query.

What is the page timeframe?

The page timeframe is the timeframe setting a dashboard or perspective is currently using. When a user changes the page timeframe, all tiles that use the page timeframe will adapt to the new timeframe. Tiles that don't use the dynamic page timeframe aren't affected and won't change.

How do I import and configure this dashboard?

1. Ensure you're using Dashboard Server v5.3 or above.

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2. Download and import this dashboard pack.

   How to import a dashboard pack

   1. Download the dashboard pack zip file for the dashboard pack you wish to import.

      There may be additional steps before or after the import to get the dashboard working in your environment.

   2. In Azure Edition go to the top right hand menu ☰ > Import Dashboard Packs and drag the zip file into the Manual Import box.

       

      

   3. The dashboard pack is imported and if the pack contains top-level dashboards, these will automatically appear in the navigation bar, usually in a folder called 'Community Dashboards' for dashboard packs from the SquaredUp Community.

   4. Carry out any additional steps required to make the dashboard work in your environment. These steps will be described on the download page for each dashboard. For example, you may need to create the correctly named Web API provider, create a PowerShell profile, or edit tile scopes.

   5. Edit the imported dashboard as required.

3. Replace the connection string in each of the seven SQL tiles with the connection string to your own OperationsManagerDW database.

   Note: This dashboard requires a connection to SQL Server, but any database can be used. To make things simpler, the Master database was chosen, but the target database can be changed as needed.

   1. Edit the tiles by clicking the Edit button.

   2. Open the connection panel.

   3. Enter the connection string to your own OperationsManagerDW database, for example
      Data Source=fqdn.site.domain.com;Initial Catalog=OperationsManagerDW;Integrated Security=True

4. Publish the dashboard.

   How to publish a dashboard

   A newly created dashboard will not be visible to others until you publish it. If you made changes to an existing dashboard, the changes will only be visible to others after you published the dashboard again.

   You can identify a dashboard that has not been published yet or has unpublished changes by the unpublished button at the top:

   

   When you click on the unpublished button, you'll have two options:

   • Publish will make the dashboard or changes visible to others.
     Note: A newly created dashboard will appear on the menu where you created it. To move the dashboard to a different place on the navigation bar see How to edit the Navigation Bar.

   • Discard will delete your draft dashboard if it has never been published or, if you made changes to an already published dashboard, discard the changes.

   Publishing dashboards to different audiences

   Find out how to publish dashboards to a subset of users using Team Folders or visible to anyone even unlicensed users with Sharing Dashboards with anyone - Open Access.