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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

Create a chart screen for a data visualization

Configure a chart screen to give your users access to pre-configured mobile dashboard views for several types of data visualizations.

Before you begin

Role required: admin or delegated developer

You must have an existing data visualization to display on your screen. If you haven’t yet configured a data visualization, see the following documentation topics: Platform Analytics overview and Data visualizations in Platform Analytics.

In addition, you also need a mobile analytics preview contained within a mobile dashboard preview. For more information, see Create a mobile analytics preview.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to All > System Mobile > Mobile App Builder.

    The Mobile App Builder opens in a new browser tab and displays the application scope selection screen.

  2. Search for the application scope you are working in and then select the name of the application scope.

    The Mobile App Builder categories home screen displays.

  3. Select the Screens category, and then select New.

  4. Select the Chart option in the Create a screen page, and then select Continue.

  5. Complete the following fields as needed.

FieldDescription
Properties
NameName for the chart screen. This name is displayed as the screen header and the name of the screen in the UI section.
DescriptionAdditional information about the screen.
Hide screen nameDetermines if the screen name should be shown as the screen header. Hiding is useful if, for example, the text already appears in the header name or if it doesn't provide any value to the user.
Enable tooltipEnables tooltips on each chart element.
Type

Determine your chart screen type. Select Data visualization.

Note:

From the Washington DC version, to work with Data Visualization charts and Data Visualization single score section types, you must select the Data Visualization option.

For versions before the Washington DC version, you can still use the charts and reports previously created. However, these options are set to be replaced by data visualizations.

Data VisualizationThe data visualization to display in the chart screen. Select Data visualization from the list.
Report

The report to display in the chart screen. Select a report from the list.

This field is only visible when Type is set to Report.

Note: This option is set to be replaced by data visualizations.

PA Widget

Select the PA Widget to display in the chart screen. This list is automatically filtered for latest score reports on your instance.

This field is only visible when Type is set to Performance Analytics (PA).

Note: This option is set to be replaced by data visualizations.

IconIcon used to represent your mobile chart screen when added to a launcher screen.
Chart header function instancesCreates a function instance that resides in the upper-right corner of your chart header.
Role accessDetermine which user roles can access this screen. If you don’t select any roles, users with any role will have access to the screen.
  1. Select Data visualization from the Type field.

  2. From the The Data Visualization field, select the data visualization to display in the chart field.

  3. Select Save.

What to do next

Configure a navigation function to direct your users from an analytics preview to your chart screen. For details on this process, see Create a navigation function to a chart screen.