Technical dashboards compared to inline dashboards

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title: Technical dashboards compared to inline dashboards
description: 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.
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# 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.

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Dashboard created inline

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Technical dashboard

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Can be created with any role.

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Can only be created with the ui\_builder\_admin role.

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Can contain the following:-   Data visualizations
-   Filters
-   Headings
-   Images
-   Simple lists
-   Rich text

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Can contain any component that is supported in UI Builder, including all components available for a dashboard created inline.

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Can be duplicated.

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Cannot be duplicated.

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Can be exported.

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Cannot be exported.

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Data visualizations and filters support only predefined data sources.

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Manual JSON data sources and local data instances are supported. \(True for UI Builder pages in general.\)

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No event configuration for drilldowns. Default and preconfigured drilldowns are available as Chart interactions.

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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.

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Filter events are preconfigured to affect the relevant elements on the dashboard.

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Filter event handlers must be configured manually.

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If the viewer selects filter values and leaves the dashboard, those values are preselected for that viewer when they reopen the dashboard.

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Filter values do not persist between user sessions.

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Can be shared with or without editing rights depending on the roles of the sharer and what rights have been shared with them.

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Same as dashboards created inline.

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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.

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Same as dashboards created inline.

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