If you mean to say that you want a default scenario every time you open your dashboards. You can set a saved scenario as default, so next time it will take the saved scenario as the default.
I searched the SDN and it seemed that we can only save the scenario. Correct me if I am wrong. In my situation we need to save the data as well, like a backup copy.
You can very well save the data along with the scenario in what if analysis, you have to make sure that you wont load data (means the option available in the Data Connection ) on dashboard execution, rather we provide a refresh button for data refresh.
1. Automating the process of saving scenario , as that of scheduling it not quite possible right now with present release.
2. You can very well save the comments with the help of local scenario button just provide an option for text entry from the users.
other way to save it in the form of XML file but that need some knowledge of scripting language. You can use the External interface along with scripting language (javascript, ASP etc). save the data in the form of XML file and read it back. Although I dont have any article on this. you can find out a sample of External Interface from the setup file of the Xcelsius.
3. data saved with the help of Scenario Button is only available locally. other users cannot access the saved file. the file is saved in a .sol file (just like cookie) you can send these file to the target computers if required. But if the number of users are large or their systems are not fixed, then this process is not feasible. (see if it is applicable in your case). the other thing is that now browsers have the functionality to delete the sol files from the local system as that of deleting cookies. So this might be an issue.
i have a similar question/request and figured id post it here instead of making a new thread:
i realize you can do certain things by saving 'scenarios' but is there a solution out there to take a static snapshot of a deployed dashboard and save it within a pdf or jpeg? this way 1 user who accesses the dashboard can adjust the data how they want it to be displayed and email out this static snapshot to workers of Group A who are interested in this specific data. then the user can adjust the dashboard slightly and send a new snapshot via email to works of Group B. this way not everyone is required to access and adjust the dashboard to see the data they want. (i'm looking for a different option aside from the Print button and installing a PDFCreator print driver and also not exporting the data to XML, because itd be nicer if all users could see the fancy looking dashboard instead of reading data line for line)
any help would be greatly appreciated it. i havent found a component that can do this, so i'm guessing somehow it needs to be done in code? OP, if you'd prefer i post this in a seperate thread just let me know. don't want to intrude on yours but also figured i'd keep similar questions in similar threads.
@BIBO, the (totally excellent) article referenced in the post above yours explains in detail how to save to a file to read again later.
@Scott, yeah this is a limitation of Xcelsius. You're only real option (that I know of) is for the users that must create those dashboard to distribute have the Xcelsius client, they would open the xlf, go to Preview mode, adjust sliders, etc, and save that version as a snapshot.
In other words, the functionality is there, but it's in the Xcelsius client, not in a swf.
Thanks Anju , let me re frame my question again. What I mean to say that is it possible to give the functionality of snapshot to users , so that they can keep a backup for later reference.
If I am not wrong you might be looking for some thing like saving the scenario of the dashboard as a backup. You can use local scenario button for the same. This standard component is very much useful in what if scenarios, where one might want to save the what iff scenario of the dashboard.
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