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In short: Each series of figures on a dashboard is a data area. For each area, it is defined how often new data arrives (cadence) and which coworker delivers it. You manage both in the Overview tab under Data. Every refresh extends the dashboard’s run time.

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What a data area is

A dashboard consists of one or more data areas, such as “Prices per week” or “Electricity consumption by region”. Each area arrives on its own cadence. Every delivery is stored with its date. That is how the dashboard can show how figures develop over time. A refresh never changes the design of the dashboard. Only the figures change.

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The Data table

In the Overview tab, Data shows one row per data area. You see:
  • when the latest data arrived,
  • the next refresh,
  • the cadence,
  • the cost per run,
  • the status.
Refresh now immediately starts an additional refresh. It costs the same as a regular one. The cadence stays as it is.
Screenshot needed: the “Data” table in the Overview tab with cadence, “Delivered by” and the statuses.

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Adjusting a data area

Click the name of a data area to adjust it.
  • Delivery (Delivered by): If you choose a different coworker, the previous refresh ends. Then click Start the refresh jobs so that the new coworker delivers.
  • Cadence: daily, weekly or monthly. The refresh follows the new cadence from its next run.
  • Stop expecting updates: This permanently ends the refresh of an area. The area then receives no new data and consumes no credits. The most recently delivered data, however, remains visible on the dashboard. With Expect updates again, you switch it back on.

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The cadences

If you want a paused area to refresh regularly again, choose a cadence again. The Console then asks for confirmation (“Run updates again?”), because credits will be charged again.
You can rename individual data areas. You cannot rename the dashboard itself, because its name is part of the fixed link.

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Run time

A dashboard runs for 90 days. Every data refresh automatically extends the run time. If a dashboard stops receiving refreshes, this happens:
  1. Before it expires, the Console notifies you. The person responsible (owner) receives an email (“Your live dashboard … comes up for renewal”). The badge shows Expiring soon.
  2. After it expires, the dashboard stays online for a short while. The badge shows Grace period.
  3. After that, the dashboard goes offline. Nothing is deleted.
Use Extend by 90 days on the dashboard’s page to extend the run time manually. A dashboard that is offline can be restored with Bring this dashboard back. Links you already shared then work again.

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What you can do next

Rules, method and lists

What a coworker follows with every refresh.

When something goes wrong

No new data or a display error.