iVend POS - Printing and Exporting Dashboard

iVend POS - Printing and Exporting Dashboard

iVend POS - Printing and Exporting Dashboard

This topic explains how to print or export a dashboard and its items using the Dashboard Designer functionality.

· Printing Dashboards

· Printing Dashboard Items

Printing and Exporting Dashboards

To print or export the entire dashboard, click    button in the dashboard title area and choose the required action – Refer to the following screen image for guidance.


Figure 1 Print Preview

If you select the Print Preview... menu item, the Preview window will be invoked. Here, you can change the orientation and size of the printed page, specify the margins, scale the document, etc.

If you select the Export to PDF or Export to Image menu items, the Export To... dialog will be invoked.

· Export to PDF

The following options are available:

· Page Layout - Specifies the page orientation used to export a dashboard.

· Size - Specifies the standard paper size.

· Show Title - Specifies whether or not to apply the dashboard title to the exported document title.

· Title - Specifies the title of the exported document.

· Filter State - Specifies the filter state's location in the exported document.

· Scale Mode - Specifies the mode for scaling when exporting a dashboard.

· Scale Factor - Specifies the scale factor (in fractions of 1) by which a dashboard is scaled.

· Auto Fit Page Count - Specifies the number of horizontal/vertical pages spanning the total width/height of a dashboard.


Figure 2 Export to PDF- Sales Overview

Specify the required options in this dialog and click the [Export] button to export the dashboard. To reset changes to the default values, click the [Reset] button.

· Export to Image

The following options are available:

· Show Title - Specifies whether or not to apply the dashboard title to the exported document title.

· Title - Specifies the title of the exported document.

· Filter State - Specifies the filter state's location in the exported document.

· Image Format - Specifies the image format in which the dashboard is exported.

· Resolution (dpi) - Specifies the resolution (in dpi) used to export the dashboard.


Figure 3 Export to Image-Sales Overview

Specify the required options in this dialog and click the [Export] button to export the dashboard. To reset the changes to the default values, click the [Reset] button.

Note:

The current state of the dashboard is maintained when it is printed (e.g., the dashboard layout, the scroll position of individual dashboard items and selections within the master filter items).

Printing and Exporting Dashboard Items

To print or export a dashboard item, click the    button in the dashboard item caption area and choose the required action – Refer to the following screen image for guidance.


Figure 4 Print Preview

If you select the Print Preview... menu item, the Preview window will be invoked.

If you select the Export to… item, an Export To... dialog specific to the exported dashboard item will be invoked. To learn more, see the Printing and Exporting section of this article above for the required steps.


Note:

When an individual dashboard item is printed, the entire item's content is reflected in the printed document regardless of the item's current scroll position.



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