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All the topics, resources needed for Forsta Surveys.

  • Adding Individual Response Tables

    Sometimes you need to include more than just aggregate data in a survey dashboard. To view individual participant answers alongside your tables and charts, ...

  • The Dashboard System

    The dashboard system enables you to provide an engaging and visually appealing presentation of key survey metrics through a programmable research hub. With i...

  • Dashboard Permissions

    The dashboard system utilizes multiple permission layers for both creation and general viewing. To view, edit or create a dashboard, you must have the proper...

  • Dashboard Compat Levels

    The Dashboard engine has been upgraded to compat level 5. By default, this level is used for all new dashboards. Compat level 5:  Supports the latest vers...

  • Creating a Dashboard

    A dashboard is a useful tool for data analysis and presentation. It is composed of a number of pages which can contain any number of tables and/or charts fo...

  • Customizing the Dashboard Layout

    Simple dashboards have only one element within each container, and containers appear vertically at the maximum width. This page includes the keywords and syn...

  • Customizing Dashboard Data

    You can customize the data displayed on your dashboard. You can: customize formulas apply table weighting 1: Customizing Data Calculations You can apply cu...

  • Best Practices for Dashboard Programming

    This article describes best practices for common tasks that you may need to perform when building a dashboard. Best practices are the techniques or procedure...

  • Enhancing a Dashboard with Add-ons and Extensions

    You can add functionality and components to your dashboard using add-ons and dynamic extensions with JavaScript and HTML. 1:  Dashboard Add-ons Additional c...

  • Guided Examples of Dashboards

    When starting your own dashboard project, consider designing the overall look and functionality prior to writing any code. Using a mockup system to build a w...

  • Adding Dashboard Weights

    You can add Dashboard weights as global per-record weights or as per-segment weights. 1:  Adding Global Per-Record Weights 1.1:  Applying a Single Weight...

  • Dashboard Variables

    To improve the look and feel of your dashboard, use the many options available in the dashboard system. The following is a collection of the most popular da...

  • Creating and Customizing Dashboard Tables

    Create dashboard tables to pull data from a question to display in the dashboard. You can customize a table by nesting table rows, adjusting table display, ...

  • Combining Data from Multiple Surveys

    By default, only the current survey data is loaded and accessible within a dashboard. To pull data from multiple surveys, you need to include the keyword su...

  • Creating Dashboard Charts

    Create dashboard charts to pull data from a question to display in the dashboard. You can customize a chart by specifying units of measurement, plotting mul...

  • Creating Dashboard Banners

    Create dashboard banner segments and apply those segments to a table or chart. Add dynamic splits to tables and charts to allow users the ability to manuall...

  • Creating Dashboard Filters

    Create dashboard filters to allow users to view only some segments of data at a time for various questions. Customize your filters with dynamic group filter...

  • Creating Specialized Charts In Dashboards

    Along with the basic chart types, you have the option to create specialized chart types with more refined data options. Scatter plot and bubble charts are p...

  • How to Create Custom Dashboard Charts Using the Highcharts Library

    Using the Highcharts JavaScript Library, you can build custom charts in Dashboard. This article will walk you through the process of creating a custom dashb...

  • Customizing Charts via chartopt

    The keyword chartopt adds customization to the chart including a chart title, background color, axis scale, segment stacking, chart legend, data labels, dat...

  • Using Statistical Calculations In Dashboards

    When working with the dashboard system, you can apply customized formulas to aggregated data sets. This includes a range of inbuilt statistical functions av...

  • Enabling Statistical Testing for Dashboard Tables

    The keyword sigtest allows you to add significance testing to a dashboard. You can enable sigtest for the entire dashboard, or on a per-table basis.To enable...

  • Setting the Percentage Base of a Dashboard Table or Chart

    When customizing dashboard tables, it is possible to change the base for the percentage calculation within a table to use survey logic. The keyword base re-b...