Using the Sample Dashboards and Filters

The sample dashboards contain several predefined visuals, which interpret and display the data provided by your data collectors and software connectors. You can access the sample dashboards from the Dashboards tab after you start gathering data.
Reference: For a video presentation of the sample dashboards and filters, go to Ricoh How-to Videos.
To use the sample dashboards and filters:
  1. Click Dashboards tab, the Dashboards tab.
  2. In the Dashboards list, select one of the dashboards available under Sample Dashboards.
    Dashboards tab - Sample dashboards
    Capacity Planning (Impressions) dashboard

    Provides information for capacity planning and load balancing by tracking the annual, monthly, and daily volume, the printer performance, and the peak production days and hours based on the number of printed impressions.

    For more information, see Capacity Planning (Impressions) Dashboard.

    Ink Consumption (Inkjet printers only) dashboard

    Provides information for ink consumption by tracking the monthly and daily ink usage and the ink consumption per printer and per job.

    For more information, see Ink Consumption (Inkjet printers only) Dashboard .

    Job Insights dashboard

    Displays job information, including the number of jobs printed, the number of pages printed, the average job size, and the average job duration. It also provides information about printer interventions and intervention duration to help you find the jobs that caused the most issues.

    For more information, see Job Insights Dashboard.

    Printer Utilization dashboard

    Helps you understand how individual printers are utilized based on printer up time, down time, and idle time, the number of printed impressions per hour, the number of printed impressions relative to up time, and printer intervention durations and intervention types.

    For more information, see Printer Utilization Dashboard.

    Shift Performance (Previous week) dashboard

    Provides information for shift productivity by tracking the total, daily, and hourly volume based on the number of printed impressions per shift.

    For more information, see Shift Performance (Previous Week) Dashboard.

    RICOH ProcessDirector dashboard

    Displays information collected from RICOH ProcessDirector.

    For more information, see RICOH ProcessDirector Sample Dashboard.

  3. To interact with the visuals from the sample dashboards:
    • To display additional details, hover over the data in the visuals. If the content is larger than the size of the visual, use the visual scroll bar to reduce the data that is displayed or scroll through it.

      For more information, see Viewing Visual Details.

    • To exclude or focus on visual elements, select a visual, then right-click an element, such as a bar, a data point, or a data segment, and select Exclude or Focus only on.

      For more information, see Excluding and Focusing on Visual Elements.

    • To drill down into the data and get an in-depth view of a selected value, select a visual, then right-click an element, such as a bar, a data point, or a data segment, and select a drill option.

      For more information, see Drilling down in Visuals.

    • To analyze contributions for a data metric, select a visual, then right-click a data element, such as a bar or a data point, and select Analyze contributions.

      For more information, see Analyzing Contributions in Visuals.

    • To select data in a visual and filter the dashboard according to the selected data, click an item in the visual.
    • To sort data in ascending or descending order, select a visual, then hover over an axis label and click the sort icon.
    • To expand a visual and view it in a larger size, click Maximize button, the Maximize button, in the corner of the visual.
    • To export the data from a visual as a CSV file, click Options button, the Options button, in the corner of the visual, and select Export to CSV.

      For more information, see Exporting Data from Visuals.

    • To view a summary of the data in a visual, click Options button, the Options button, in the corner of the visual, and select View summary data.

      For more information, see Viewing Summary Data in Visuals.

    The available options depend on the type and configuration of the visual.

  4. To filter the data in the visuals:
    • To display the Filters panel, click Applied filters button, the Applied filters button, in the corner of a visual and select View dashboard filters.
  5. To duplicate a sample dashboard, right-click the dashboard name and select Duplicate.
    For more information, see Duplicating Dashboards.