Add Rich Text Snippets to a Dashboard

This applies to: Visual Data Discovery

When you create a dashboard or edit an existing dashboard, you can add rich text snippets to provide context to the visuals for your users.

You can fully author your own rich text snippet, or have Symphony generate visual description and add it to your dashboard in a rich text snippet.

Create a blank rich text snippet

1. Create or edit a dashboard.

   • To add a snippet to an existing dashboard, log in as a user with READ and WRITE permissions for the dashboard.

   • If you are creating a new dashboard, log in as a user with the Create Dashboards or Administer Dashboards group privilege.

2. Select on the dashboard icon bar. A blank, new rich text snippet is added in a widget on the dashboard, ready to edit.

3. Add text or other information in the snippet, using the snippet format tools to adjust the look and layout of your text, or add images and links.

   As you add and update your text, use the undo and redo icons or keyboard shortcuts to undo and redo text changes. If you employ custom attributes in your Symphony environment, incorporate them into your snippets as needed.

4. When you've added the information you need, select the edit icon () to hide the format tools and put the snippet in view mode.

5. Save the dashboard.

Generate and inserta rich text snippet with a visual description

1. Create or edit a dashboard with one or more visuals.

   • To add a snippet to an existing dashboard, log in as a user with READ and WRITE permissions for the dashboard.

   • If you are creating a new dashboard, log in as a user with the Create Dashboards or Administer Dashboards group privilege.

2. Select the visual drop-down menu, and choose Describe Visual > Create Snippet and Insert. A new rich text snippet is added in a widget on the dashboard with the text of the visual description, ready to edit.

   Note: You can optionally select Describe Visual > Copy Visual Summary. This copies the summary to your clipboard. You can add it to an existing rich text snippet, or use it outside of the Symphony environment as needed.

3. Add more text or other information in the snippet, using the snippet format tools to adjust the look and layout of your text, or add images and links.

   As you add and update your text, use the undo and redo icons or keyboard shortcuts to undo and redo text changes. If you employ custom attributes in your Symphony environment, incorporate them into your snippets as needed.

4. When you've added the information you need, select the edit icon () to hide the format tools and put the snippet in view mode.

5. Save the dashboard.