Learn how to build advanced reports and dashboards in Salesforce Lightning experience
Key Features
Visualize and create advanced reports and dashboards using Lightning Experience
Improve overall business efficiency with advanced and effective reports and dashboards
Understand and create custom reports and dashboards
Book Description
Built on the Salesforce App Cloud, the new Lightning Experience combines the new Lightning Design System, Lightning App Builder, and Lightning Components to enable anyone to quickly and easily create modern enterprise apps.
The book will start with a gentle introduction to the basics of Salesforce reports and dashboards. It will also explain how to access reports in depth. Then you will learn how to create and manage reports, to use Schedule Report, and create advanced report configurations. The next section talks about dashboards and will enable you to understand and compare various types of dashboard component and how you can benefit the most from each of them. Then we move on to advanced topics and explain tips and tricks related to reports and dashboards, including reporting snapshots, report parameters, and collaboration.
Finally, we will discuss how to access dashboards and reports from the Salesforce1 mobile app.
What you will learn
Navigate in Salesforce.com within the Lightning Experience user interface
Secure and share your reports and dashboards with other users
Create, manage, and maintain reports using Report Builder
Learn how the report type can affect the report generated
Explore the report and dashboard folder and the sharing model
Create reports with multiple formats and custom report types
Explore various dashboard features in Lightning Experience
Use Salesforce1, including accessing reports and dashboards
Who this book is for
This book is targeted at Salesforce.com administrators, business analysts, and managers who use Salesforce.com for their daily job and want to learn in depth about Salesforce Reporting and Dashboard in Lightning Experience. Readers should have a basic knowledge of Salesforce, such as: Accounts, Contacts, Leads, Opportunities and custom objects.
Table of Contents
Fundamental of Salesforce Report and Dashboard
Concept and Permissions in Report and Dashboard
Implementing Security in Report and Dashboard
Create and Manage Report with Report Builder
Understanding Report Type
Advance Report Configuration
Adding Chart in Report and Page
Working with Reports
Building Dashboards in Lightning Experience
Learning Advanced Dashboard Configuration
Advanced Tips and Tricks for Reports and Dashboards
Dashboards and Reports in the Salesforce1 Mobile App