Force.com Platform Fundamentals

Preface
Introducing the Force.com Platform
About the Sample Recruiting App
Reviewing Database Concepts
Building a Simple App
Enhancing the Simple App with Advanced Fields, Data Validation, and Page Layouts
Expanding the Simple App Using Relationships
Securing and Sharing Data
Collaborating with Chatter
Automating Business Processes
Analyzing Data with Reports and Dashboards
Introducing Reports
Introducing Dashboards
Try It Out: Create Additional Reports
Try It Out: Create a Dashboard
Adding Dashboard Components
Try It Out: Add a Chart Component
Try It Out: Add a Gauge Component
Try It Out: Add a Table Component
Try It Out: Add a Metric Component
Refreshing Dashboards
Introducing Mobile Dashboards
Introducing Custom Report Types
Look At What We've Done
Moving Beyond Point-and-Click App Development
Learning More
Glossary
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Adding Dashboard Components

We haven't yet defined any components, but it's easy to add and reorder them in dashboard builder.

Components come in five varieties.
Icon Type Description
Charts Charts Displays a bar, column, line, pie, donut, or funnel chart—or any chart contained in a report.
Tables Tables Displays a table that contains values and totals from columns in the report.
Metrics Metrics Displays the grand total from a report, along with a label that you enter.
Gauges Gauges Shows the grand total of a report as a point on a “fuel-tank” type of scale.
Visualforce Pages Visualforce Pages Displays any Visualforce dashboard component in your organization.