How to install Dashboard Bulider in Joomla

This document helps you to understand how to install and configure Dashboard Builder in your Joomla website in easy steps.

Requirements

• Joomla 3.8 or later
• Joomla 4.0 alpha or later
• Firefox 52, Chrome 57, IE 8 or later

Installation

• Download the extension from https://dashboardbuilder.net/joomla-extension
• Login to your Joomla admin
• Click Extensions ->Manage->Install. Following Screen will appear

• Brows mod_dashboardbuilder_j3_j4_v1.zip file

Create your first Dashboard

• Go to Extensions -> Modules
• Click Database in the following screen

• Now, click on the Database Settings tab
• Following screen will appear




• Enter Host name, user name user password, and database name
• Change the status to Published, select your desired position and assign to your desired page under the tab Menu Assignment

Write your custom SQL query:

Write your custom SQL query In the SQL Query text box

Fetch data from an Excel or CSV file

• Select File under the Module tab

• Use any File Manager to upload your Excel or CSV file to the folder /modules/mod_dashboardbuilder_pro/data/
• Select your file from drop-down list.

Under the Chart Settings Tab

• Select your chart type from the drop down list
• Enter your table, Excel or CSV’s column name in Xaxis filed
• Enter your table, Excel or CSV’s column name in Yaxis filed
• Enter your Trace name, this filed is an optional field.
• Select color from the color picker for Trace

Click (+) to add up to 10 Traces

• Enter Title for Xaxis in Xaxis Title filed
• Enter Title for Yaxis in Yaxis Title filed
• Enter Chart width
• Enter Chart height
• Select chart layout position