Edge Documentation

In AppBoard a Stack represents a hierarchical set of dashboards, or Boards, and at a minimum every stack has at least one top-level board. Stacks are an important concept in AppBoard as provisioning is done at the stack level and navigation, the selectable tabs in the Viewer and Builder, is based on the visible stacks.

Below is an example screenshot showing two visible stacks, Welcome - currently selected, and 2nd Stack. The breadcrumb trail shows that a child board called Tile Map is currently active. Board hierarchy is used to generate the breadcrumb trail. Clicking within the breadcrumb trail will navigate back to that board. When switching stacks by selecting the tab, then back again to a previously selected stack, the last active board and breadcrumb trail will be shown.

Example screenshot showing multiple stacks and active child board (Tile Map).

Stack Visibility

In the Builder the administrator has permissions to view all stacks. Controlling which stacks are visible is via the Stack Workset dialog launched by clicking the >> icon under the Edge logo. In the Viewer the set of stacks visible to a user will depend on their role and what stacks have been provisioned to that role.

Managing Stacks & Boards

Main Stacks & Boards management screen

The main page for managing stacks and boards in the Builder is by selecting the Stacks & Boards builder mode. Various other shortcuts are provided throughout the Builder interface to create stacks and boards such as the Add Stack quick action, the + icon under the Edge logo, from the Stack Workset dialog etc...

• Adding Stacks: The only required information when adding a stack is the name. Creating a stack is synonymous with creating a top-level board.
• Adding Boards: Creating child boards requires a name and also specifying the parent board.
• Editing: Editing a stack allows for the name to be changed. Editing a child-board also allows the parent board to be changed.
• Deleting: Deleting a stack or child board will remove the specified stack or board and all child boards and widgets.

Deleting a stack or board will result in all child boards and widgets being deleted from the system. Ensure this is the desired action and keep regular full system backups to be able to revert to an earlier state.