1. ©GoldSim Technology Group LLC., 2012 Dashboards August 2012 Webinar By Jason Lillywhite

2. ©GoldSim Technology Group LLC., 2012 Agenda Introduction to Dashboards Color Schemes Basic Controls Input Grids Result Status Displays Control Attributes Transparency Reusing Dashboards

3. ©GoldSim Technology Group LLC., 2012 Why Dashboards? An interface to the model For diverse audience A layer above the details Documentation Access to important results Player files can only be viewed without a dashboard

4. ©GoldSim Technology Group LLC., 2012 What Dashboards Provide User-friendly interface Access model inputs Easy access to select model outputs Customized buttons for controls Set tab order Scrolling text boxes for documentation Insert graphics Navigation between dashboards

5. ©GoldSim Technology Group LLC., 2012 Example Model PV-RPM Model (Sandia)

6. ©GoldSim Technology Group LLC., 2012 Color Schemes Look at company websites, reports RGB codes Use colors that complement each other Light colors for controls http://colorschemedesigner.com/

7. ©GoldSim Technology Group LLC., 2012 Dashboards Aren’t Images They contain dynamic controls You can’t scale the “image” You can’t print the “page” You *can* take a screen capture Similar to Windows properties dialogues

8. ©GoldSim Technology Group LLC., 2012 Overview

9. ©GoldSim Technology Group LLC., 2012 Basic Controls Buttons Input Edit Boxes List Box Combo Box (drop list) Slider Check Box