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How to Use the Dashboard

Instructions below describe general behavior on desktop devices. Mobile devices and touch screens may use different or additional actions and gestures. Data Dashboard web site is also best viewed in: Chrome, Edge and Firefox.

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Watch Video: Applying Data Filters

When a dashboard graphs page first loads, the complete dataset is presented. To narrow the view/result, you can apply data filters in one of several ways:

  1. By clicking on the Filters button.
    Figure 1.a: Clicking the Filters button displays the Filters panel.

    The flyout Filters panel will open from the left side of the window. Once selections are completed, click the X in the top right corner to close the panel.

    Figure 1.b: Figure shows the Filters panel.
  2. By making selections in the filter panes.
    1. Click on pane to open drop-down.
      Figure 2.a: Open Fiscal Year filter drop-down.
    1. Click on one or more values to select/unselect.
      Figure 2.b: Figure displays Fiscal Year drop-down with search term and selected search result.
    1. Or enter search text then click to select values.
      Figure 2.c: Figure shows the search result item(s) selected.
    1. Be sure to click the green check mark to confirm your selection. Active selections will be listed on the selection bar.
      Figure 2.d: Figure displays active selections on the Selection Bar
  3. By clicking on one or more categorical group labels on an axis or edge of a graph. Confirm with the green check mark.
    1. Multiple items may be selected by clicking on each one. Ctrl or Shift keys are not needed. Confirm with the green check mark.
      Figure 3.a: Figure displays single X-axis label selected on a line graph.
      Figure 3.b: Figure displays multiple X-axis labels selected on a line graph.
      Figure 3.c: Figure displays single Y-axis selected on a bar graph.
    2. Select and confirm one Fiscal Year to drill down to Month view. Return to Fiscal Year view by clearing the Fiscal Year in the selection bar OR by clicking Fiscal Year in the axis title.
      Figure 3.d: Figure shows how to restore Fiscal Year view.
  4. By clicking on the graphs themselves. Confirm with the green check mark.
    Figure 4.a: Figure displays bars selected on a bar graph.
    Figure 4.b: Figure displays slices selected on a pie graph.
    Figure 4.c: Figure displays a region selected on a map.
  5. By clicking on the legend. Confirm with the green check mark.
    Figure 5: Figure displays a legend item selected on a line graph

Watch Video: Using Maps Zoom/Pan

The following are features for zooming in and out of a map and for selecting objects on the map.

Figure 5: Map showing home icon, selection tools, and map control tools
Maps Zoom/Pan Filtering Tools Legend
Legend
LabelTool ImageTool NameAction
Label No.1Lasso Selection ToolLasso SelectionDraw an area to select
Label No.2Circle Selection ToolCircle SelectionDrag out from center point of circle to select within distance radius
Label No.3Clear Selection ToolClear SelectionClear a selection already made
Label No.4Cancel Selection ToolCancel SelectionCancel selection in progress
Label No.5Confirm Selection ToolConfirm SelectionCommit/Proceed with the selection
Label No.6Reset ToolHomeReset
Label No.7Pan ToolPan DirectionPan in the selected direction
Label No.8Zoom In ToolZoom In ToolZoom into a location on the map
Label No.9Zoom Out ToolZoom Out ToolZoom out from a location on the map
No LabelZoom in/out ToolMouse Wheel (Scroll Up)
Mouse Wheel (Scroll Down)		Zoom in
Zoom out

Watch Video: Performing Data Searches

The instructions that follow are specific to the graphs pages throughout the site and not applicable to the Imports Entry Data Search page, which has standard search features that do not require special instructions.

Free-text search can be performed by typing into the search box. Results matching the search criteria can then be selected and applied to the dataset.

Figure 6: Figure displays results from a search for “State”

Watch Video: Using Data Tables

The instructions that follow are specific to the data tables on the graphs pages and not applicable to the data table on the Imports Entry Data Search page.

Data tables have many features, including search, sort, filter, data export, and more. See details below on each feature available for use.

Figure 7: Data table with search and sort tools open
Data Table Filtering Tools Legend
Legend
LabelTool ImageTool NameAction
Label No.1Magnifying GlassMagnifying GlassInitiate a search
Label No.2Selection MenuSelection MenuFilter all or possible matches
Label No.3Clear Selection ToolClear SelectionClear a selection already made
Label No.4Cancel Selection ToolCancel SelectionCancel selection in progress
Label No.5Confirm Selection ToolConfirm SelectionCommit/Proceed with the selection
Label No.6Search BoxSearch BoxInput search keywords
Label No.7Sorting IconSorting IconSort in ascending/descending order*
Label No.8Download Dataset button
Download Dataset button with dropdown options of Entire Dataset or Filtered Data
Download Dataset button with Download Data in the dropdown		Download DatasetDownload data in Excel format.
Button and dropdown appearance vary depending on the dashboard page and whether filters are applied.
  • Entire Dataset option downloads all of the data.
  • Filtered Data and Download Data options download the results after applying the current filters.
*Select a column header to show the sorting icon.