CRM 2011 - Dashboards Slide Show For on a TV
crm, dashboard, dynamics-crm-2011, slider
Solution
I have a few screens in my office building showing dashboards from CRM, mainly Service Desk/call centre statistics.
I used this 'copy link' method to obtain a URL to the full screen dashboard (without any sidebars) then I installed a plugin/extension for IE to auto-refresh and cycle through various dashboard tabs (can't remember what it's called, but if you Google I'm sure you'll find it). This is always up to date and creates a slideshow effect.
Problem
My customer want to have a "Slide Show" of all the "Dashboards" that are in the CRM. He wants to be able to hang a TV out and then show a slide with some "Dashboards" that will change every 10 seconds. The data needs to be up to date, so taking screenshots and putting them in a Powerpoint isn't enough. I was thinking about the following : - Create a custom Page with an Iframe and update the iframe every 10 seconds with a new "Dashboard" in it. I know you can do the following => /OrganizationName/dashboards/dashboard.aspx?dashboardId=%7b16a69a12-105a-e011-bd7f-000c29198df7%7d&dashboardType=1030&pagemode=iframe, but there is no way where I can find the ID. "The Copy A Link" functionality when "Right"-clicking on a view isn't there anymore. - I remember at the "Tech Days" of CRM, that there was a possiblity to immediatly connect to the "Report"-server for showing the "Dashboards"... Or is there a table in the "Database" who has all the "Names" + "IDs" of the dashboards?? I can't seem to find it in the Database... How would you guys make a cool "Dashboard"-slid for on TV (PC connected to TV is what I mean by that).