Technical dashboards compared to inline dashboards
The inline editor produces dashboard components with events and page properties preconfigured. The technical editor allows for a full range of UIB components but requires more back-end configuration.
| Dashboard created inline | Technical dashboard |
|---|---|
| Can be created with any role. | Can only be created with the ui_builder_admin role. |
Can contain the following:
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Can contain any component that is supported in UI Builder, including all components available for a dashboard created inline. |
| Can be duplicated. | Cannot be duplicated. |
| Can be exported. | Cannot be exported. |
| Data visualizations and filters support only predefined data sources. | Manual JSON data sources and local data instances are supported. (True for UI Builder pages in general.) |
| No event configuration for drilldowns. Default and preconfigured drilldowns are available as Chart interactions. | If you want viewers to drill down from a visualization, you have to configure a drilldown event on that visualization. You may need to configure other events. Chart interactions are not available. |
| Filter events are preconfigured to affect the relevant elements on the dashboard. | Filter event handlers must be configured manually. |
| If the viewer selects filter values and leaves the dashboard, those values are preselected for that viewer when they reopen the dashboard. | Filter values do not persist between user sessions. |
| Can be shared with or without editing rights depending on the roles of the sharer and what rights have been shared with them. | Same as dashboards created inline. |
| Can specify dashboard details, including exposing the dashboard in other experiences or configurable workspaces. The rights to edit dashboard details are limited to dashboard admins and the dashboard owner. | Same as dashboards created inline. |