Use external software to create dashboard display

Create the HTML page

Before a Metrics reporting point can display anything, build the HTML files that describe how to display the Metrics KPI results. The HTML files are built outside of the Studio environment in standard Web development environments such as MS Frontpage, Dreamweaver, or simple text editors.

These HTML files use the data that Metrics provides to display the results of KPI algorithms. In addition to these components, you can use any other valid HTML code to layout the page to suit your requirements. For example, many customers use standard text-based HTML pages as Help pages to describe Metrics Dashboards. These Help.html files are linked from the Metrics Dashboard HTML page with standard HTML Anchor tags.

Create data driven graphics

There are a number of software options available to you to help you design and configure the gauges that appear on your dashboard. These include:

• SQL Server Reporting Services gauges

• Google gauges or other open-source gauges

SQL Server Reporting Services gauges

You can use the gauges provided in SQL Server Services to produce visualized data.

Google gauges or other open-source

You can use the gauges provided by Google or any other open-source gauges.

Related topics

• Basic steps for setting up Metrics dashboards

• Add and configure a Metrics dashboard item

• Connect an HTML page to the server