Dashboard Designer Vs CDF

[akheel.mohd@hydus.com]

Hello Peers,

What is the difference in creating Dashboards using Dashboard Designer and CDF ?


In CDF we create a Dashboards.jsp , template-dashboard.html , dashboard-list.xsl. Do we need to follow the same procedure in Dasboard designer or do we have drag&drop options in it like other dashboard wizards of other tools.

To create dashboards in dashboard designer does a person need to have knowledge of JSP, X-actions,... The question looks silly, but i am confused , plz conform..

[bugg_tb]

CDF doesn't use jsp's, check the docs.

[ingo.klose]

The Dashboard Designer uses CDF to create dashboards. Basically it is the CDF design tool (GUI) in the Pentaho Enterprise Edition, which comes with some extras like a Chart Designer. It is aiming at end users, without any programming knowledge.The Dashboard Designer is Drag&Drop or at least no coding of files is required.

To build dashboards using CDF, without a GUI, you need some basic HTML and JavaScript knowledge, that's it.

[codek]

Dont forget pedros open source dashboard designer is now available - aimed at developers for developing cdf dashboards!

[akheel.mohd@hydus.com]

thanx for the information,

all that i understood is CDF dont have a gui, where Deshboard designer have a gui. But both based on same concept ..

then where u group those html and javascript, in eclipse designer studio ?


Thanx in advance ....

[ingo.klose]

CDF is the Framework that is used by the Dashboard Designer.....therefore Dashboard Designer is a GUI for CDF. The other GUI is Pedro's CDF Editor, which you can find here.

You can create your html/javascript in any editor you like as long as you put them into the Pentaho solution folder afterwards.