In this chapter, we will cover the following recipes:
Changing the look of a chart
Adding a background to your dashboard
Using color schemes
Sharing a color scheme
Working with themes
Making component colors dynamic
Dynamic XY positioning and sizing of components
Using the Panel Container
Using the Tab Set container
Making tables look pretty
Using quadrants smartly
Creating/using a dashboard template
Introduction
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards provides a powerful way to capture the audience by allowing developers to build dashboards with the important wow factor. When a dashboard is visually striking, the user will be more engaged and will thus make better use of it. Poor dashboard design can frustrate users, causing them to quickly give up on getting what they need out of the dashboard, even if it has all the information and functionality that they desire.