In this recipe, we will look at a scenario that uses some basic login functionality for a dashboard created with SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards. Before you can use the actual functionality of the dashboard, a password has to be entered.
For this recipe you can use any dashboard you created earlier. We will use the dashboard we created in the previous recipes.
Drag a Rectangle component found in the Art and Backgrounds area into the canvas and resize it so that it covers the whole dashboard:
Go to the properties pane of the Rectangle component and switch the Fill Type setting from None to Solid. You can also change the color and the level of transparency here:
The result should look like what is shown in the following screenshot:
Add a Label component from the Selectors area to the canvas and place it in the middle of the dashboard.
Enter
Please enter your password:
in the Layout menu of the Appearance tab. You can check the Show Fill...