In the file Templates_settings.properties located in <installation directory<\ppmmashzone\server\bin\work\data_ppm\config\<client>, you can notify your PPM system of the folder containing the dashboard definition files and the URL for the Web application.
When calling up a dashboard in your browser, you can add certain parameters to the URL.
Example
http://pcppm/ppm/APD_umg_en/start.jsp?pcdef=umg_dashboard_def