Operations for opening, saving, and closing dashboards.

Create a new dashboard.

Open an existing dashboard file by browsing.

Save the dashboard file.

Save the dashboard to a specific file, possibly different to where it has been saved before.

Display the Background Properties dialog for setting the size and background color or image for the dashboard.

Print the current contents of the dashboard.

Exit Dashboard Builder.

Operations for editing and manipulating dashboard objects

Displays the Object Palette if not currently displayed.

Displays the Object Properties panel if not currently displayed.

Un-does the last Builder operation (that has no been undone already).

Re-does the last undone operation (that has not yet been re-done).

Copy the currently selected object into the copy buffer.

Paste the object in the copy buffer onto the dashboard.

Paste the data attachments of the object in the copy buffer onto the selected object. Only properties common to both objects will be pasted onto the selected object.

Paste static properties only; do not include those properties that are attached to data.

Paste all properties, that is, those that are attached to data as well as static properties.

Align the specified feature of the currently selected objects. For example, Align | Top aligns the tops of all currently selected objects with one another. The object that was selected first among all the currently selected objects does not move; all other objects are aligned with the first-selected object. Top, Bottom, and Center Horizontal arrange the objects horizontally, one next to the other. Left, Right, and Center Vertical arrange the objects vertically, one above the other.

Distribute the currently selected objects so that they are spaced evenly, either horizontally or vertically, between the first-selected object and the last-selected one. The first and last objects do not move.

Move the selected object in back of or in front of all other dashboard objects.

Select all objects on the current dashboard.

Delete the selected object.

Operations for zooming in and out on the dashboard.

Make the entire dashboard visible.

Operations for defining dashboard options and changing preferences.

Displays the Application Options dialog for defining data sources and setting other runtime options for deployed dashboards.

Displays the Builder Options dialog for setting Dashboard Builder, such as grid characteristics. When snap-to-grid is enabled, object can be positioned only along grid lines, which facilitates object alignment and distribution.

Displays the Functions panel for defining dashboard functions.

Displays the Variables panel for defining dashboard variables.

Displays the Include Files dialog for including dashboard files in the current dashboard.

Displays the Object List panel, which lists the name, class name, and position of each object on the current dashboard.

Preview the current dashboard, so you can test interactive functionality such text entry. Save your changes to enable this item.

Pause the automatic update of the dashboard. When not paused, the dashboard automatically updates as data changes; when paused, the dashboard does not. When paused, clicking on the dashboard causes it to update.

Reset window size and panels to their default configuration.

Information about Apama and Dashboard Builder.

Opens the Apama documentation to the Introduction in Building Dashboards.

Displays a list of the Builder options that you can supply at the command line.

Displays information about this version of the Dashboard Builder.