Dashboard (AV 2008 to AV 2015)
Note: Dashboards were overhauled significantly for AV 2017, this article applies only to AV 2008 though AV 2015.
The Dashboard feature was released in AcctVantage 2008.1.2.0. It is a window accessible via the Tools menu that can display tables, graphs and charts of up-to-the-moment analysis of Sales, Accounting, Inventory, or Purchasing. The ability to view this window is controlled by settings in System Configuration and a User's Access Record.
Each pane in the Dashboard window is controlled by a script that is installed in the Administration ➤ Scripts window. New Dashboard gauges can be created to your specification by AcctVantage's Professional Services team. Contact AV support for more information.
We've made the following 6 scripts available as standard for the dashboard feature:
1. Install the Dashboard Scripts.
1.1. Open the Scripts window.
![Open the Scripts window.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/703/959/original/422896A4-9C42-4DA8-A5F5-1EC636F034CE.png)
1.2. Load installer.
Note: You must be logged in as the user "Administrator" in order to install scripts.
![Load installer.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/703/961/original/95C81789-4C92-4C5B-A1F8-B4D634D1E036.png)
1.3. Open the script installer file.
![Open the script installer file.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/703/963/original/3AE89B33-CE6D-449B-B9D5-FFBBDB0D9999.png)
1.4. Select a Dashboard script to install.
![Select a Dashboard script to install.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/703/965/original/D5B27E80-1E7B-463E-ACD4-811FDD430964.png)
1.5. Script record created successfully.
Repeat these steps for each Dashboard Script to be installed.
2. Enable the Dashboard.
2.1. Open the System Configuration window.
![Open the System Configuration window.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/703/971/original/DE42EFD2-961F-44D6-A35F-7AD5F3143CA8.png)
2.2. System Configuration Settings.
- Change the drop-down menu to Dashboard.
- Set the Value of the Parameter Dashboard Access to True.
- Set the Value of the Parameter Dashboard Default Module to the desired module.
- Set the Value of the Parameter Dashboard Open on Startup to True or False as preferred.
- Set access to each of the individual Dashboard modules to True or False.
- Click OK when finished to save these settings.