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Dashboards are workspaces which allow users to see an overview of complex data on a particular subject, and . They include multiple standalone interfaces contained within individual Widgets.
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Non-customisable (static) dashboard | The layout is fixed. The user may not add, remove, or rearrange the widgets. | Image |
AutoCustomisable dashboard, auto-layout customisable dashboard | The user may add, remove, and rearrange widgets. Widgets automatically resize to fit the dashboard. | ImageManual/ Fixed/ |
Customisable dashboard, manual layout (or Fluid/ Defined/ Standard layout customisable dashboard/ Fixed/ Controlled/ Regulated layout) | The user may add, remove, and rearrange widgets. Individual widget sizes are set by the user. Widget ordering flows top-left to bottom-right. | Image |
Structure
A dashboard consists of individual Widgets.
A dashboard page may also include:
a header area, which may contain controls which affect all widgets
Customisable dashboards also include a menu allowing the user to add and remove widgets.
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The dashboard may be separated into as many rows and columns as appropriate, depending on the space needed by each widget.
Widgets should fill the dashboard, with no substantial blank space.
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Customisable dashboard, auto-layout
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Widgets automatically grow and shrink to fill up the entire height and width of the dashboard.
By default (unless manually adjusted by the user):
the available dashboard width should be evenly distributed between widgets on the same row.
the available dashboard height should be evenly distributed between all rows.
The dashboard should have maximum limits for the number of widgets, rows, and columns, beyond which more widgets cannot be added.
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Customisable dashboard, manual layout
The dashboard may have a maximum number of rows, beyond which more widgets cannot be added, in order to keep all widgets in view without scroll.
Width
The widget dashboard should use a consistent grid of 12 columns.
Widgets can be displayed in the sizes below.
XXS : 1/6 width (2 columns) (half height)
XS : 1/4 width (3 columns)
S : 1/3 width (4 columns)
M : 1/2 width (6 columns)
L : 2/3 width (8 columns)
XL : 3/4 width (9 columns)
XXL : full width (12 columns)
Sizes are optional; a dashboard may offer only a subset of these options.
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Dashboard layouts, including the size and location of each widget, should persist per user/group on future sessions.
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Customisable dashboard, auto-layout
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Widgets should always remain on the same row, in the same order, unless moved by the user.
When a widget is added or removed, the available row width will be redistributed evenly between all widgets on the same row.
Any previous manual width adjustments the user has made will be overridden.
Widgets added to a new row will automatically be full width.
When a new widget row is added to the dashboard, the available dashboard height will be redistributed evenly between all rows.
Any previous manual height adjustments the user has made will be overridden.
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Customisable dashboard, manual layout
Widget sizing will not automatically adjust; it can only be changed by the user.
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Widgets will have a defined order, from left to right, top row to bottom row.
Stacked half-height widgets will be ordered with the top widget first.
The widgets should remain in the same order when changes are made to the dashboard, such as adding a new widget or resizing the dashboard.
Where widgets no longer fit onto the same row, they will wrap onto a new row underneath. This may happen when:
the width of a widget in the row is changed.
a new widget is added to an existing row.
the size of the dashboard is changed.
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Interaction
Each widget may include an option to show the content in a larger space such as a Popup or separate page.
Scroll:
Non-customisable and Auto-layout customisable dashboards may not have a master vertical scroll at full resolution.
Manual customisable dashboards may have a vertical scroll, where there is no limit to the number of rows which can be added and individual widgets do not have any internal scroll.
Dashboards should never have a horizontal scroll.
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A set of default dashboards, populated with useful widgets, may be offered for easy set up.
New widgets may be added using one or both of these methods:
From a Popup menu. The widget may optionally be added first or last on the dashboard.
Using Drag and Drop from a list of available widgets, in which case the widget will be added to the chosen position on the dashboard.
Widgets may also be reordered using direction controls and/or Drag and Drop.
Where drag and drop is used:
a label or visual identifier of the widget which is being dragged should be shown next to the cursor.
a placement indicator should show where the widget will be added, based on the hover position.
the placement indicator should also show where new widgets cannot be added, for example if the row already has the maximum number of widgets.
the user should be able to replace a widget back in its original position.
Drag & drop indicator | Drag & drop forbidden |
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Widget sizing
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Customisable dashboard, auto-layout
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The user may drag the edges in-between widgets in order to resize them, either height or width. (Optional).
When one widget is resized, the others will shrink or expand relatively, to ensure there is no empty space on the dashboard.
Widget sizing is automatic when widgets are added or removed. All previous manual resizing will be overridden.
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Customisable dashboard, manual layout
Widget sizing is fixed and controlled by the user.
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anything other than Widgets within dashboards.
scroll within widgets, where possible. Instead:
make sure the sizing is appropriate for widgets which contain a lot of data.
limit the content shown, and include an option to show the full content in a larger space such as a Popup or separate page.
both a whole page scroll and scroll within widgets on the same dashboard.
for static page layouts where the sections are not standalone interfaces → use Workspace Sections instead.
expand/collapse for dashboard widgets.
Accessibility compliance
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Guidelines
As the width of the a dashboard changes, so will the widths of the individual widgets. Each one should continue to take up the same proportion of the available width.
The widget heights will not respond relative to widget width as the dashboard is narrowed.
The dashboard Dashboards should have additional breakpoints, for which may result in additional rows and vertical scroll. For example:
a minimum-width breakpoint, below which all widgets will be shown at full width, regardless of their original size. A vertical scroll will be included.
additional breakpoints where either:
(Auto-layout) the maximum number of widgets permitted on each row is decreased, or
(Manual layout) the proportion of the dashboard width that each widget size uses
For example, in a customisable dashboardis automatically increased. For example, S widgets may each increase to 1/2 width (, 6 columns) at a certain point.
The spacing between widgets may also be reduced at each breakpoint.
The original widget sizes for widgets should always be retained, so the original layout can be restored if the dashboard width is increased above a breakpoint again.
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