Adding a chart to your dashboard

Earlier in this chapter there were recipes that showed how to create a dashboard and modify the layout of a dashboard. This recipe will build on that dashboard by adding a Dynamics CRM Chart component to view some data.

Getting ready

Navigate to the Dashboards section in the Dynamics CRM 2011 Workplace area.

How to do it...

Carry out the following steps in order to complete this recipe:

  1. Select the Dashboards link from the Workplace area.
  2. Select the same personal dashboard we created in the first recipe (Creating a user dashboard) of this chapter.
  3. From the Dashboards menu in the Dynamics CRM 2011 ribbon, click on the Edit button, as highlighted in the following screenshot:
  4. The dashboard editor screen will open, and your ...

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