What is the difference between a Dashboard and a Report?
Dashboards are used to give you an overview of a topic, for example, diabetes. Dashboards are made up of indicators, which are sub-sets of the topic, for example, age-adjusted death rate due to complications with diabetes. Dashboards are a good way to view trends over time or see how different sub-sets of the population are effected. Users can view dashboards or create their own. If you build a dashboard, you can save a link or export it as a PDF.
Reports are an easy way to display data and tell a story about your community. You can use maps, graphs, text boxes and data tables to display information. Reports are normally on a more specific topic than a dashboard and can be exported as a PDF to present to others. Reports are a good way to present information about a more specific topic.