13.3. Environment

There are two ways to access the Dashbuilder environment: through business-central and your local host.

Procedure 13.1. To access Dashbuilder through business-central

  1. Log into business-central with your user account.
  2. Select Dashboard > Business Dashboard.
  3. Dashbuilder will open in a new browser / window tab.

Procedure 13.2. To access Dashbuilder through web browser.

  1. Go to Dashbuilder directly through https://HOSTNAME/dashbuilder
  2. An example instance running the local host would be https://localhost:8080/dashbuilder
After you log in, you are redirected to the Showcase workspace with the welcome page displayed.
On the top is the menu panel with the options on workspaces and pages, and logout and general configuration buttons. This part is common for all workspaces.
Below is the dashboard area with variable content. It consists of the sidebar or lateral menu on the left and the main dashboard area on the right.