Information and metric pages
For the user looking at your dashboard, context is everything. Information and metric pages provide context behind the dashboard's purpose and an overview of the information presented.
Information / about page
'Information' or 'About' pages tell the user what the objectives of the dashboard are, which data sources it uses and the contact details for the team responsible.
Best practices
- A brief description of the product
- A data source table showing data frequency, latest available data, refresh frequency, most recent refresh, and whether the data requires IG approval
- Author: Team name. e.g. Analytics Product Development Team.
- Contact details: contact email of the relevant ream, e.g. england.analyticsproductsteam@nhs.net (add this as a URL link)
- Release number and year of creation
- Information on how to share the dashboard with colleagues should be included on this page
Example information page from the tableau templates:
Example of an Information / About page
Metric descriptions page
Analytical users want to better understand the data behind the graphs and tables they consume. For this purpose, it is best practice to add a page called "Metric descriptions".
Table best practices
- Include display name
- Include description
- Include numerator
- Include denominator
- Include calculation details of each metric
Example metric description page from the tableau templates:
Example of a metric descriptions page
Last update:
November 5, 2024