# Dashboards (addon-reports)

## Description

<p class="callout success">The **Dashboards** screen displays as many options as there are dashboards created. When you select one, the dashboard will be displayed on a new screen.</p>

<p class="callout info">If you want to modify a dashboard, you must go to the edit pages for the [Dataset editor](https://bookstack.soffid.com/books/soffid-4-reference-guide/page/configure-dashboards-dataset-editor-addon-reports "Configure dashboards > Dataset editor (addon-reports)"), [Chart editor](https://bookstack.soffid.com/books/soffid-4-reference-guide/page/configure-dashboards-chart-editor-addon-reports "Configure dashboards > Chart editor (addon-reports)"), and [Dashboard editor](https://bookstack.soffid.com/books/soffid-4-reference-guide/page/configure-dashboards-dashboard-editor-addon-reports "Configure dashboards > Dashboard editor (addon-reports)").</p>

## Screen overview

[![image.png](https://bookstack.soffid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/vw02biCtgUdVl1jS-image.png)](https://bookstack.soffid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/vw02biCtgUdVl1jS-image.png)

[![image.png](https://bookstack.soffid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/bcFykYIAaD40Zvkj-image.png)](https://bookstack.soffid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/bcFykYIAaD40Zvkj-image.png)

## Related objects

- [Dashboard editor](https://bookstack.soffid.com/books/soffid-4-reference-guide/page/configure-dashboards-dashboard-editor-addon-reports "Configure dashboards > Dashboard editor (addon-reports)") : to create and manage dashboards
- [Chart editor](https://bookstack.soffid.com/books/soffid-4-reference-guide/page/configure-dashboards-chart-editor-addon-reports "Configure dashboards > Chart editor (addon-reports)") : to manage charts to be used in the dashboard editor
- [Dataset editor](https://bookstack.soffid.com/books/soffid-4-reference-guide/page/configure-dashboards-dataset-editor-addon-reports "Configure dashboards > Dataset editor (addon-reports)") : to manage datasets to be used in the chart editor
- [Dashboards](https://bookstack.soffid.com/books/soffid-4-reference-guide/page/dashboards-addon-reports "Dashboards (addon-reports)") : where the dashboards created in the dashboard editor are displayed

## Others

### Permissions

<p class="callout warning">Please note that dashboards will only be displayed to users if they have permission to view them.</p>

In the [Dashboard editor](https://bookstack.soffid.com/books/soffid-4-reference-guide/page/configure-dashboards-dashboard-editor-addon-reports "Configure dashboards > Dashboard editor (addon-reports)") page, the user must be included in the "Usable by" field, as a user, a granted role or a primary/secondary group.

<details id="bkmrk-dashboard-editor"><summary>Dashboard editor</summary>

[![image.png](https://bookstack.soffid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/3wsqAOmsjV6Enqkj-image.png)](https://bookstack.soffid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/3wsqAOmsjV6Enqkj-image.png)

</details>In the [Authorizations](https://bookstack.soffid.com/books/soffid-4-reference-guide/page/authorizations "Authorizations") page, the users needs to be granted to a role with the next authorizations:

- seu:dashboard:show : to display the option in the menu
- dashboard:query : to display the dashboard itselt

<details id="bkmrk-authorizations"><summary>Authorizations</summary>

[![image.png](https://bookstack.soffid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/tNkJFNTtk9nrYOIo-image.png)](https://bookstack.soffid.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/tNkJFNTtk9nrYOIo-image.png)

</details>