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Dashboard Widget: Summary Card
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Written by Emma Montgomery
Updated over a week ago

The Summary Card Widget is designed to provide a quick and clear summary of key metrics by showing data from your solution or a static value. This widget is ideal for tracking important numbers, such as sums, averages, or counts, making it easy to monitor essential data points at a glance.

Benefits of the Summary Card Widget

  1. Quick Insights: Displays key metrics in a simple and concise format, enabling quick decision-making.

  2. Dynamic Sizing: The widget can be resized and supports full-screen mode, adapting to different dashboard layouts.

  3. User-Friendly Interface: Easy to configure with intuitive settings and options.

How to Use the Summary Card Widget

Navigate to your dashboard. For help on creating a dashboard view, see this article.
Toggle the View / Edit Dashboard Modal and click on "Add Widget button."

Locate the "Summary Card" from the widget type options.

You will be presented with the following in the widget settings:

General:

  • Solution: Select the solution from which to source data.

  • Table: Choose the table containing the data.

  • Value Type: Choose between Dynamic or Static values.

  • Metric Value: Define the field to be used as the data source.

  • Filter: Apply rules to filter the records included in the calculation.

Style:

  • Alignment: Choose between Left and Center alignment.

  • Appearance: Choose between Classic and Modern designs.

  • Size: Select the size of the widget (Small, Medium, Large).

  • Background Color: Select a background color for the widget.

Click "Add Widget" to add the widget to your dashboard.


Editing an Existing Summary Card Widget

Open the Edit Widget Modal:

  • Click on the three dots menu on the widget.

  • Select "Settings" to open the edit modal.

Update Content and Settings:

  • Modify the Solution, Table, Metric Value, Filter, Background Color, and Alignment as needed.

Save Changes:

  • Click "Save" to apply the changes.

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