Using the status bar
1. Overview
The Dundas BI status bar normally appears at the bottom of the screen, and contains several key features. The status bar is also known as a 'taskbar'.
2. Elements of the status bar
After opening any item in Dundas BI, the status bar normally appears and contains some or all of these common elements.
The figure below illustrates the different parts of the Dundas BI status bar as seen when editing a dashboard:
2.1. Name of the item
The name of the file (e.g., metric set or dashboard) you currently have open is displayed on the left side of the status bar. Double-click the name in the status bar if you want to rename it.
To find out which project and folder contains the current item, you can hover over (or long-tap) the name to view its full location in a tooltip popup.
2.2. Status message
Beside the name of the item is a section for status messages. For example, if you make any changes to the file you're working on, you'll see a Saved message appear in the status bar when Dundas BI performs the automatic save operation for you.
2.3. Snap to grid
When editing a view with a canvas, such as a dashboard or report, the snap grid options are available.
If the snap to grid option is enabled in the status bar, you'll see the grid of dots while you drag components around on the canvas. Positionally, components will always be lined up with the grid dots when snap to grid is enabled, which makes it easy for you to align and leave consistent spacing between components.
The default spacing between grid dots is 10 pixels. You can increase or decrease this from the status bar.
2.4. Zoom level
Screens such as dashboards, reports, and data cubes allow you to zoom in or out.
The canvas zoom level is normally 100 percent but may be set up to scale automatically to fit your screen. A higher value for the zoom level means you are zoomed in (everything appears larger). To change the zoom level, type in a new zoom percent value, use the up/down controls, or move the zoom slider.
You can reset the zoom level back to its initial level by double-clicking the zoom slider or by using the Reset Zoom button.
2.5. View panel
When zooming and scrolling is available on the screen, the view panel is a popup that indicates what part of the entire content is currently visible using a blue rectangle. Dragging this 'viewport' rectangle is an easy way to quickly pan across your dashboard, and an alternative to using scrollbars to access the parts of your dashboard that are scrolled out of view.
This panel appears automatically when moving the mouse over the related zoom level controls, or can be fixed open by clicking the view panel button on the right end of the status bar.
2.6. Data summary
When selecting rows or columns in a table visualization, or data points in a chart, some basic statistics of that data will appear in the status bar.
When editing a dashboard or other view, you can either open Data Preview and select data in its table, or switch to View in the toolbar to select data in visualizations.
See Metric set analysis tools for more details on displaying a data summary.
2.7. Performance monitoring
If the status bar is visible while you are viewing a dashboard or other view, you can access performance statistics that were recorded when its data was loaded.
The Performance window is minimized by default to a small icon in the corner, which you can click to restore and then expand to see the information.
