Dashboards usually display additional details about a graphic element through the use of tool tips. For example, you can display the actual measurement for a given data point in a line graph by hovering over the point with your cursor.

For space considerations, a dashboard might truncate the labels or names in a graph. To see the full label, hover over it with your cursor.

The times and dates shown in a dashboard are expressed in the timezone of the machine where your browser is running.

Most panels include a button or icon that enables you to email information from the dashboard to other interested parties. When you use this feature, the “From” field is filled automatically based on the email address associated with your MashZone NextGen user account. The generated email includes a link that enables the recipient to view the dashboards in the state in which the email was created.

In addition, most panels also include an Escalation icon that enables you to create an escalation event related to information observed on the dashboards. This event includes similar information that is included in the email option. However, with an appropriately event-enabled system configuration that is set up to support closed loop analytics functionality, this event can be propagated through other applications to schedule tasks create or initiate process steps, etc. The functionality is available out of the box, only to users who have purchased the Business Console and other required system components and configured them appropriately.

When a dashboard reports an “average” value for a measurement, the value represents the arithmetic mean.