Klipfolio Dashboard is software for building desktop dashboards that let business users see at a glance what is happening with the key indicators that determine how productive they are.
You use Klipfolio Dashboard to build Klips — small graphical displays like the one shown in Figure 1.1 below that automate the monitoring of remote data and alert business users to changes in the data. By displaying critical information in ways that make it easily understood, Klipfolio Dashboard ensures that users stay on top of what matters most at all times. This might include alerts from your corporate web site, information about sales, help desk statistics, highlights of marketing initiatives — anything that helps you make better, faster decisions that make you more productive and drive higher corporate performance.
You assemble Klips into desktop dashboards (Figure 1.2.) that sit on your desktop throughout your working day. They provide immediate information about what is happening with your most important business indicators. By remaining on your desktop throughout the working day, they ensure that critical information is always there when you need it, not hidden away where you have to go looking for it.
This Klip Developer Guide provides the information that Klip developers need to build Klips and assemble them into desktop dashboards.
If you are new to Klipfolio Dashboard, we suggest that you read this Guide before starting to build Klips. When you start developing Klips, you can use the Guide as a reference, to accompany the resources available in the Developer section of developer.klipfolio.com. These include:
the Klipfolio Dashboard Architecture and Planning Guide
the Klipfolio Dashboard 5 API document
the Klipfolio Dashboard 5 How-To Articles