Summary

The goal of this chapter was to introduce the Dashboard Framework and to demonstrate one method to building an effective Dashboard Framework. The chapter started with an introduction to Dashboard Frameworks and the steps for defining a naming convention for sections, variables, functions, and shapes. The chapter continues with the steps to implement the Dashboard Framework, starting first with methods for defining a library of global shapes and global variables. Next, the chapter introduces the steps for organizing all of the start-up code of the document into individual components with specific naming conventions for growth and ease of use. The methods for testing the start-up code are presented and finally the method for the implementation of the Dashboard Framework concludes with instructions for configuring the start-up...