WebSphere Dashboard Framework 6.1.5 and the 6.1.5.1 fixpack are now available

You can create custom maps for WebSphere Dashboard Framework 6.1.5 with the IBM ILOG JViews Map Builder.

The WebSphere Dashboard Framework 6.1.5.1 fixpack installs a tool that converts Greenpoint WebCharts to the ILOG JViews charts engine, introduced with WebSphere Dashboard Framework 6.1.5.

You can create custom dial charts with the IBM ILOG JViews Diagrammer Dashboard Editor.

You can create custom gaugetype dial charts with the IBM ILOG JViews Diagrammer Symbol Editor and Dashboard Editor.

For all charts except Dial charts, you can create custom charts for WebSphere Dashboard Framework 6.1.5 with the IBM ILOG JViews Charts Designer.

WebSphere Dashboard Framework 6.1.5 uses a new integrated charting engine. This series of articles highlights changes to charts and maps.

Alerting Concepts is available as a PDF download from the following location: http:www.ibm.comdeveloperworkswebspherezonesportaldashboarddwwalerts It contains information about the following alerting concepts: Alerting components Alerting responsibilities Alerts engine ...

General best practices Follow these best practices when creating alerts for dashboard applications. New for WebSphere Dashboard Framework 6.1.5: Run Alerts models in WebSphere Application Server during development You can test your alerting application more conveniently by running alert ...

The learning roadmap provides a number of resources, including demonstrations, product documentation, and education offerings, to help system administrators get started with IBM WebSphere Dashboard Framework. Feel free to add helpful links that you find. The wiki monitors will integrate your ...

Follow these best practices when you set up your WebSphere Dashboard Framework project for deployment. For additional information, see the WebSphere Portlet Factory Deployment page. Add a Portlet Adapter builder to your model. The Portlet Adapter builder tells Portlet Factory to add ...

WebSphere Dashboard Framework - Best practices for using query filters Follow these best practices for building applications that use query filters. Add a Query Filter Observer portlet When you crea

Question: How can I change the chart legend label in a Summary and Drilldown chart? Answer: To change the legend in a chart to something more user-friendly, you cannot use Rich Data Definition as you can for a table. To change the legend in a chart, you'll need to specify a Locale ...

The WebSphere Application Server sample application provided with WebSphere Dashboard Framework demonstrates best practices for developing dashboards for any platform. It also incorporates these techniques for developing dashboards specifically for WebSphere Application Server. Use the Model ...

If you are setting up a Derby database for the Tutorial Sample application, edit the database service.properties file to use the derby driver. The file is located in the directory where TutorialSampleApp.zip was extracted (for example, c:\Cloudscape). Replace db2j with derby as shown in italics ...

This article describes how to develop dashboards for BlackBerry devices using WebSphere Dashboard Framework. For general information about developing applications for BlackBerry devices, see the BlackBerry Developers Page at http://www.blackberry.com/developers. By leveraging Portlet Factory's ...

This .zip file contains Javadoc for the Alerts Engine API. Extract the contents, keeping the folder structure intact, to a local directory. Open the file called help-doc.html for an explanation of the contents of the file and links to the Javadoc pages. The .zip file can be downloaded ...

Background information Dashboard Viewer 1.0.0 allows you to use dashboard applications on a Sametime Connect 8 client. This technical preview extends the rich-client support that IBM WebSphere Dashboard Framework 6.1 offers. Rich-client dashboard applications that run on Sametime ...

WebSphere Dashboard Framework - Best practices for improving the user interface A well designed user interface is critical to the success of your dashboard application. Keep these visual design ideas in mind as you develop your own applications. Consider the screen ...

Dashboards are a specialized type of application that must meet the needs of the business and its users. Follow these guidelines for designing a dashboard that is effective and easy to use. Make the dashboard more than just a scorecard. Back up your graphs and other visual tools with ...

These articles provide information about the WebSphere Dashboard Framework Annotations module. Sending annotations as alerts Adding annotations to a chart Adding annotations to a table Working wit

These articles provide information about the WebSphere Dashboard Framework Alerts module. Enabling e-mail alert notifications from WebSphere Dashboard Framework Configuring the Alerts module for dat

This section includes samples and information related to the high-level builders included with WebSphere Dashboard Framework. High-level builders are built by assembling a set of lower-level builders. For example, Summary and Drilldown includes the Excel Export, Page Tabs, Breadcrumbs, Print Page ...

The WebSphere Dashboard Framework product is built on top of WebSphere Portlet Factory, so many techniques are applicable to both products. This section is for samples, articles, and other information specifically related to WebSphere Dashboard Framework features. Articles Highlevel builders ...