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We show how to incorporate elapsed time in your dashboard which have applications in skill aquisition, and testing metrics. We also show you how to consolidate timeline data over just about any time interval. Gantt Charts in Crystal Xcelsius provide a whole different way of interactively analyzing scheduling of resources and timelines. We conclude the issue with introducing a visual framework for cassifying data.

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Dashboard Stopwatch, Dynamically Changing Timescales, Interactive Gantt Dashboard & a Data Classifier Dashboard

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Stopwatch in your Dashboard

Article 013 - Put a Stopwatch in your Dashboard

Dashboards are natural tools for training and simulation. In a training scenario, it may be helpful to develop some metrics to measure progress.

You could, for instance, devise a routine to track the number of correct answers to a series of questions. A first step is to count the number of questions answered correctly. Another revealing metric is how long it takes to answer question.

This article shows how to implement such features in Crystal Xcelsius.

TAG Analysis

Article 014 - Targets, Actuals & Gaps: Representing business data over different timeline intervals

Representing business data over different timeline intervals -Targets, Actuals, and Gaps

Timeline data is sometimes easy to obtain but can at times be difficult to present.

This article illustrates simple and effective techniques for presenting timeline where some degree of analysis is required as it relates to presenting drill down capabilities with Key Performance Indicators (KPI).

Interactive Gantt Chart

Article 015 - Constructing a Simplified Gantt Chart in Crystal Xcelsius

One of the interesting features of Crystal Xcelsius is the ability to incorporate a working spreadsheet with hidden dependencies inside of a dashboard or data presentation.

This article shows how to create a simplified Gantt Chart where such dependencies come into play. Emphasis is placed on the process of designing the interface.

Data Classifier

Article 016 - Building a Data Classification Tool in Crystal Xcelsius

Visualizing data is one side of the coin for dashboards. The flip side, especially for Crystal Xcelsius, is the ability to characterize or classify data on the fly, by interacting with visual components on the dashboard.

This article shows how a data classifier tool is built and used in Crystal Xcelsius.