Article Intended For
All university faculty, staff, researchers using Penn State Research Information Systems
Introduction
ORIS-SIMS: Dashboard View: Main Content Area
Article Body
The Main Content Area of the Dashboard contains the user's latest requested information. It contains a title area, including a brief description of the data contents, and the data contents, presented as a table. Table columns are identified in the table's top row. The table may be sorted on any data column by clicking the column header text in the top row.
Title Area
The Title Area includes
- Title - this should be the same as the menu choice on the left-side menu
- Description - clarifying text about what data to expect to find in the data table
- Data Source - the underlying application that is the source of the data listed. Typically this is also a link to the underlying application.
- Data Questions - a link to contact information for the data being displayed.
Data Contents
The Data Contents Area contains the requested data contents, presented as a table with column headers and data rows. The table may be sorted by clicking the column header; the sort order is reversed with each successive click on the same column header.
A click on an individual row causes a detail report to be generated and displayed in a separate browser tab, the "Detail View Tab".