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Dashboards: Default Data Sources
Dashboards: Default Data Sources

The default data sources provide data to the default dashboards but can also be re-used on your own custom dashboards.

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Written by Shem Bogusz
Updated over a year ago

The following headings detail what is included in each of the default data source and an example use from the pre-set dashboards. Where possible you may wish to re-use these data sources in your own custom dashboards.

Default Criteria Properties

All default data sources use the following properties:

  • Organisation or Organisation Group: as selected in the Dashboard Builder.

  • Budget: as selected in the Dashboard Builder.

  • Account Tree: Original Account Tree

  • Business Units: Organisation or Consolidated Group.

Data Sources

Accounts

Movements Last 6 Months

This data source contains summary account movements for the last 6 months including the current month. The monthly values are categorised by the account types like Income or Cost of Sales and standard calculation rows like Gross Profit or Net Profit.

Movements This Financial Year

As per Movements Last 6 Months, but with monthly movements for the current financial year including actuals up to the prior month.

Example Use

The Income Last 6 Months chart on the Overview dashboard has filtered this data source to show only Income and Other Income accounts.

Example chart using the account movement data source.

Balances Last 6 Months

This data source contains summary account closing balances for the last 6 months including the current month. The monthly values are categorised by the account types like Asset or Liability and standard calculation rows like Net Assets.

Balances This Financial Year

As per Balances Last 6 Months, but with monthly closing balances for the current financial year including actuals up to the prior month.

Example Use

The Net Worth Last 6 Months chart on the Financial Position dashboard has filtered this data source to show bars for Assets and Liabilities with a line for Equity.

Example chart using the closing balances data source.

Assets Last Month

This data source contains Asset closing balances for last month. The balances are categorised by level 2 asset accounts from the original account tree.

Example Use

The Assets donut chart on the Financial Position dashboard uses this data source to display the top 5 asset balances.

Example pie chart using the asset balances data source.

Liabilities Last Month

This data source contains Liability closing balances for last month. The balances are categorised by level 2 liability accounts from the original account tree.

Example Use

The Liabilities donut chart on the Financial Position dashboard uses this data source to display the top 5 liability balances.

Example pie chart using the liability balances data source.

KPIs Date Range

KPIs YTD Range

This data source includes all the Calxa default KPIs with results for the financial year to date range ending last month.

Example Use

The Wages to Turnover YTD gauge on the Overview dashboard has filtered this data source to show only the Wages to Turnover KPI.

Example gauge using the KPIs YTD Range data source.

KPIs Last Month

This data source includes all the Calxa default KPIs with results for last month.

Example Use

The KPIs Last Month cards view on the Overview dashboard has filtered each card tile to include a single KPI result for last month.

Example cards layout using the KPIs last month data source.

KPIs Multi-Period

KPIs Last 6 Months

This data source includes all the Calxa default KPIs with results for the last 6 months, including actuals up to the current month.

KPIs This Financial Year

This data source includes all Calxa default KPIs with monthly results for this Financial Year including actuals up to the prior month.

Example Use

The Debtor Days Last 6 Months chart on the Cash Management dashboard has filtered this data source to show only the Debtor Days KPI.

Example chart using the KPIs last 6 months data source.

Cashflow Forecast

Cashflow Next 6 Months

This data source provides forecasted cash inflows, outflows and bank at end for next 6 months including the current month.

Cashflow Next 12 Months

As per Cashflow Next 6 Months, but for the next 12 months.

Example Use

The Cashflow Forecast Next 6 Months chart on the Overview dashboard uses the cashflow forecast data source.

Example chart using the cashflow forecast data source.

Profit Waterfall

Profit Waterfall YTD Range

This data source is specifically designed to produce a waterfall chart. It provides data for the financial year to date range, ending last month and categorised values by account types like Income or Cost of Sales and standard calculation rows like Gross Profit or Net Profit. 2 values are provided for each category which represent the start and end positions to be used in a range chart. The start and end values allow you to create a waterfall chart where each account type starts where the previous account type ends.

Example Use

The Net Profit YTD on the Overview dashboard uses the Profit Waterfall YTD Range data source to display movements using a waterfall chart and ends with the Net Profit result as the final bar.

Example waterfall chart using the net profit data source.

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