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Many applications use dashboards to highlight information that matters to their users. The Additionals plugin available on GitHub brings this function to Redmine. With it you fill the Redmine main page and the project overview pages with the content you need.
Combine data from various sources inside Redmine in one page
So-called dashboard blocks adapt the pages to your needs and give the viewer an overview of the key figures that matter to them. Only users with the appropriate role permission create and manage dashboards. Keep in mind who calls up the dashboard later on and show that group their most important key figures.
Dashboards for Redmine
This guide shows you how to use the dashboard function. It becomes available as soon as the matching role permission is configured.
The Anatomy of a Dashboard
A dashboard consists of single blocks. They show the data your user role is allowed to access within Redmine. The additionals plugin ships with around 16 dashboard blocks. Further blocks come with plugins that support the dashboard feature of additionals. You move the blocks into one of the four layout areas via drag & drop.
With the appropriate user permission you can:
- add as many new dashboards as you need:
- dashboards for yourself
- dashboards for other users
- dashboards for specific user roles
- edit or delete existing dashboards, as long as you are the author
- configure dashboards:
- set them as system default
- enable and disable the sidebar
- add a description
- add, move or delete available dashboard blocks
- configure existing blocks: hover over the top right corner of a block and click Options, if available.
All about Redmine Dashboards
Additionals Plugin
The free plugin available on GitHub provides the basic functionality for using dashboards in Redmine.
Dashboard Documentation
Information on the use of dashboards in Redmine. The documentation is available in EN.
Dashboards for Redmine
Online training: Get to know the new Dashboard function of the Additionals Plugin.
Redmine Plugins Dashboard Usage
Online training: The Dashboard function is supported by the AlphaNodes plugins DB, Reporting, Passwords and HRM.
Blog: Flexible dashboard support for Redmine
The Dashboard functionality, popular in many software products, is now also available for Redmine.
Use Case: Redmine Dashboard for Agile Teams
How agile teams that use the Redmine Reporting Plugin keep track of their key figures.
Use Case: Redmine Dashboard for Marketing Teams
A scenario that helps marketing teams set up their workflow in Redmine.
Support for developers
If you are a plugin developer and want to support this feature as well, read our developer information.
Advantages of Dashboard usage in Redmine
- Less manual data collection: Instead of maintaining spreadsheets, the dashboard collects the data that matters to you automatically. It is stored in Redmine anyway.
- Data within easy reach: Build your own dashboards with the information you need for quick decisions. That matters for companies and startups that have to react at short notice.
- Flexible, shareable and cheap: If you already use Redmine, use the dashboard function of our plugins. Not every company has the budget for an external dashboard tool.
General Dashboard Features
All commercial AlphaNodes plugins (DB, DevOps, Reporting, Passwords, HRM, Wiki Guide) support dashboards and add further content blocks. Here are the general features of our dashboard support.
Drag & Drop
Setup your dashboard content for the Redmine Home page or the project overview pages via Drag & Drop.
Flexible layout options
You have 4 areas where you can place your content. Choose between one-column or two-column layouts or mix them.
Various content blocks
The number of available content blocks depends on the activated modules and on the plugins that support the function.
Personal dashboards
Next to the standard dashboard you create as many private dashboards as you need and switch between them.
Shared dashboards
Create dashboards for specific user roles. Or create one for a single user and assign that person as the author afterwards.
Real time
The evaluations in the dashboard always build on the current data in Redmine.
Our plugins will suit your needs!
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With the dashboard function of the Additionals plugin, which our plugins support, you track the progress of your projects in one place and on current data. That is useful for:
- Business teams
- Sales and Marketing teams
- Development teams
- HR teams and Onboarding teams
- Project Management and Team leads
- Stakeholders and decision makers