- In short
- The Finance dashboard builds a one-screen financial view from your results: a waterfall chart bridges the period, a bullet tracks target versus actual and a ring shows the margin, with amounts presented in your local currency. The board is created in a new area and your source data stays unchanged.
What it is for
A dashboard showing financial results with a waterfall, a bullet and a margin ring, making local currency primary.
When to use it
Typical use: summarising income statement items and margins for management.
Example scenarios
- Summarising income statement items and margins for management.
- Managers: a dashboard showing financial results with a waterfall, a bullet and a margin ring, making local currency primary.
What it needs
A source table (domain-aware auto-mapping and a confirm screen).
How to use it
- Select the data range or table you want to visualize.
- Open the Create Dashboard gallery from the XLMind Plus tab.
- Pick the Finance template and map its fields to your cells.
- The visual is inserted bound to your data; it refreshes as the cells change.
What it produces
A new dashboard sheet (one fitted PNG and a B1 trigger).
Effect on your data and undo
Finance does not change your source data; the result is added as a separate item. It refreshes automatically when the linked cells change. Undo Last rolls the change back in a single step.
How it differs from similar tools
Compared with assembling a board from a blank sheet, it saves the setup entirely; the layout binds to your data and every piece stays editable.
Good to know
Regenerate after the source changes. Requires a source table.
Limitations
Requires a source table.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I edit the resulting visual?
- Yes. It is made of ordinary Excel objects, so colors, text and size are all freely adjustable.
- What happens when I update the cells?
- The visual watches the cells it is bound to; change the values and the view redraws itself.
- Is my source table modified?
- No. The tool only reads your data; the only addition to the sheet is the visual itself.
- Can I try another look on the same data?
- Yes. Just reopen the gallery and pick a different template; the earlier visual remains on the sheet.
Works well with
- Often used alongside this tool: Create Dashboard
- At the other end of the family sits Create Report
- As a complement, use KPI Cards
- Before you start, consider Data Profile
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