Dashboard & Widget portal development with Syncfusion is very very cumbersome.

[Naz]

I like your controls, hope I don't sound too critical and wanted to share some feedback hoping you can improve these aspects to build portal easier with Sync controls.

My goal, was trying to see if I could develop a community web-site as ASP Core portal with drag drop widgets using Syncfusion controls so I could host on Linux. Mainly the site will show people covid stats, news, charts, general etc items. So far your applicability scope if mainly large business internal applications but its not been able to perform like an ABP.io or Orchard DNN etc. I also understand these are mainly controls, again I am looking at building a community site with your controls.

In the current form, developing a basic dashboard with basic widgets is near impossible for the average PRACTICAL business case.

If you look at jDash.net or Stimulsoft, they are so much more easier well thought out and advanced and easier to merge into an existing application from the development perspective. Its been 4 yrs since the initial dashboard controls were developed for ASP / Core, till today its not seamless. The samples are very basic/rudamentry,

Request for dashboard redesign & sample.

Please add a comprehensive sample for an Uber like app, showing stats on the backend admin in ASP MVC Core 5 with CRUD with a nice dashboard, and Identity/Claims and EF core.

The sample should demonstrate how to drag drop widgets/chart types/visualizations from an icon to the dashboard - like many dashboards today look at Jdash.net

It should show how the settings are saved in the backend with the recommended table design, it should show how the settings are saved differently from the data

1. Adding Syncfusion controls inside a Widget
2. Adding Widgets to Dashboards
3. Adding formulas to the Charts
4. Saving and updating the settings from the User Widget Setting Panel
5. Saving and updating the chart types
6. Saving and updating the data sources
7. communications between syncfusion widgets

[Mahendran Maragatha Patchai]

Hello Naz, 

Thanks for contacting the Syncfusion support. 

We have equivalent product called Bold BI. it is a pure web based application that offers dashboard designer and viewer. In designer, you can design the dashboards by drag and drop the widgets(syncfusion controls). Also, you can embed the created Bold BI dashboard in your own ASP.NET Core application.. 

Bold BI embedded getting started video -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcI5-ECicgU  

Bold BI Walk through Documentation - https://help.boldbi.com/embedded-bi/getting-started/bold-bi-walk-through/  

To know more about the Bold BI and embedding features. Please register for free demo from the below link. 

https://www.boldbi.com/embedded/get-free-demo  

Let us know if you need further assistance on this. 

Regards, 

V.M Mahendran 

[Naz]

Mr Mahed,

My feedback was around building wholistic portals for community sites, how does your BI server meet our needs? Its a transactional system.

This is a classic example of poor understanding/not listening of the developer community. A friend had originally referred me, I like the controls, but the overarching consolidation to build a wholistic portal - with custom requirements remains to be desired.

Your layout controls under the Dashboard / panels need to be enriched to hoist the controls within.

thanks

[Mahendran Maragatha Patchai]

Hi Naz,  

 

We would like to let you know that EJ2 Dashboard layout component might meet your requirement to build a layout with panels which are responsive and adaptive to fit with any resolution devices.  

   

In DashboardLayout component, you can add any component (Chart, Grid, Scheduler, Maps) or any other HTML element as a panel content. Refer the below link to add the Chart and Grid as a panel content of DashboardLayout component.   

   

The Dashboard Layout is a grid structured component which can be split into subsections of equal size known as cells. The total number of cells in each row is defined by using the columns property of the component. The width of each cell will be auto calculated based on the total number of cells placed in a row and the height of a cell will be same as that of its width.   

  

However, the height of these cells can also be configured to any desired size using the cellAspectRatio property (cell width/cell height ratio) which defines the cell width to height ratio.   

   

Refer the following link to add the component to the DashboardLayout Panel.  

   

https://ej2.syncfusion.com/aspnetcore/documentation/dashboard-layout/panels/setting-header-of-panels/   

   

In our DashboardLayout component, we have provided the following support.  

  

·        Floating of panels   

  

·        Resizing of panels   

  

·        Dragging of panels     

  

·        Restore the original panel element position after change the panel position.   

  

·        Restore the panel position after page load using enablePersistence property.   

  

·        MediaQuery (when it reaches the media query it displays as a stacked one)   

   

And also, you can fetch the panel position (SizeX, SizeY, Row, col) using Serialize method. Refer the below link for Serialize method.   

  

https://ej2.syncfusion.com/aspnetcore/documentation/dashboard-layout/state-maintenance/   

   

Refer the below link to know more about the DashboardLayout component.   

   

UG Documentation: https://ej2.syncfusion.com/aspnetcore/documentation/dashboard-layout/getting-started/    

   

Demo link: https://ej2.syncfusion.com/aspnetcore/DashboardLayout/SEOAnalytics#/material    

   

API Reference: https://help.syncfusion.com/cr/aspnetcore-js2/Syncfusion.EJ2.Layouts.DashboardLayout.html   

  

Could you please confirm whether you are expecting to achieve your expected requirement with EJ2 DashboardLayout? Based on your confirmation we will further validate the feasibility of achieving your expected requirement in DashboardLayout and provide you the prompt solution.  

  

Please, let us know if you need any further assistance.  

  

Regards,  

V.M Mahendran 

[Naz]

Hello you have some functions but they are incomplete. I attached previous pictures to show you what the current modern features are.

The main issue is the, developer extensible WIDGET SETTINGS-

attaching data sources to the widgets and changing chart types changing data sources,

permissions based data display

javascript handlers for call backs

a quick google search on dashboard widget settings shows many results,  below I have attached some more sample to help your planning.

• View widget settings
  Widget settings are viewable and editable from the combined dashboard and widget edit panel.
• Change widget settings
  Customize your widgets. For example, you can change the border, background, and color of any widget in your dashboards.
• Compare widget results
  View and compare performance results for two different time windows.
• Copy a widget
  Make a copy of a widget on the dashboard.
• Expand a widget
  Increase a widgets visual space on the dashboard.
• Open a widget in a new window
  Use a separate browser window to view a widget.
• Remove a widget
  Remove a widget from the dashboard.
• Reposition a widget
  Move a widget to a different position on the dashboard.
• Integrate widget charts and layouts
  Analyze similar performance data in a single view. For example, you can combine or correlate any of the time series charts. You can also place one widget on top of another

[Shameer Ali Baig Sulaiman Ali Baig]

Hi Naz, 

 

We would like to let you know that EJ2 DashboardLayout is a simple layout component which only renders collection of empty panels within its parent elements dimension (height* width).  

 

DashboardLayout will render only with empty panels. Panels can hold UI components. DashboardLayout component allows to perform resize, reorder, drag-n-drop, remove and add options with its panels. This allows users to easily place the components at the desired position within the grid layout. 

 

Please, check out the following link for initializing the panels without any components within it. 

 

https://ej2.syncfusion.com/aspnetcore/documentation/dashboard-layout/getting-started/#setting-the-panels-property-using-content-template  

 

SB Sample: https://ej2.syncfusion.com/aspnetcore/DashboardLayout/DefaultFunctionalities#/material  

 

 

 

But we can add any Syncfusion components or HTML elements as the content of the panels. Please, check out the following link in which we have used HTML elements and Syncfusion components as panel contents in Dashboard Layout. 

 

https://ej2.syncfusion.com/aspnetcore/DashboardLayout/SEOAnalytics#/material   

 

On analyzing your shared details and reference links, we understand that many of your requirements functionalities should be addressed in dashboard application.  

 

But, DashboardLayout is simple, lightweight and independent (DashboardLayout is not dependent on any Syncfusion component and it has no built-in option to render any Syncfusion component into its panels) layout UI component which can be used as part of any ASP.NET Core application or any supported platform application. So, it has no built-in support for customize the panels like adding, customizing widgets within it. 

 

If you need to include all your expected functionalities within DashboardLayout, then we customize the dashboard panels content manually in application level. 

 

Please, confirm whether you are expecting an application with EJ2 Dashboard Layout comprising all your suggested functionalities? 

 

On the basis of your confirmation, we will check the feasibility of achieving this requirement in an application with EJ2 Dashboard Layout and share you the further details regarding it. 

 

Regards, 

Shameer Ali Baig S. 

 

[Florene J Anderson]

I like your controls, hope I don't sound too critical and wanted to share some feedback hoping you can improve these aspects to build portal easier with Sync controls.

My goal, was trying to see if I could develop a community web-site as ASP Core portal with drag drop widgets using Syncfusion controls so I could host on Linux. Mainly the site will show people covid stats, news, charts, general etc items. So far your applicability scope if mainly large business internal applications but its not been able to perform like an ABP.io or Orchard DNN etc. I also understand these are mainly controls, again I am looking at building a community site with your controls.

In the current form, developing a basic dashboard with basic widgets is near impossible for the average PRACTICAL business case.

If you look at jDash.net or Stimulsoft, they are so much more easier well thought out and advanced and easier to merge into an existing application from the development perspective. Its been 4 yrs since the initial dashboard controls were developed for ASP / Core, till today its not seamless. The samples are very basic/rudamentry,

Request for dashboard redesign & sample.

Please add a comprehensive sample for an Uber like app, showing stats on the backend admin in ASP MVC Core 5 with CRUD with a nice dashboard, and Identity/Claims and EF core.

The sample should demonstrate how to drag drop widgets/chart types/visualizations from an icon to the dashboard - like many dashboards today look at Jdash.net

It should show how the settings are saved in the backend with the recommended table design, it should show how the settings are saved differently from the data

1. Adding Syncfusion controls inside a Widget
2. Adding Widgets to Dashboards
3. Adding formulas to the Charts
4. Saving and updating the settings from the User Widget Setting Panel
5. Saving and updating the chart types
6. Saving and updating the data sources
7. communications between syncfusion widgets.
   
   
   

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Thank you for such a valuable information. I've been looking for a solution to this problem for a long time and I finally found one. Really appreciate your reply!

[Sowmiya Padmanaban]

Hi Florene,  

  

We are happy to hear that your problem has been resolved. Please contact us, if you need any help from us. 

  

Regards,  

Sowmiya.P 

[Jack Farell]

Hi!! Thanks for the advice. They helped me a lot

[Ranjani Prabakaran]

You are welcome, Jack. Please contact us if you need any further assistance.

Regards,

Ranjani

[JackyYanger]

Hello there, I have some questions, can I contact someone for further information?

[Shereen Shajahan]

Hi JackyYanger,

Please contact [email protected] for further information.

Regards,

Shereen

[Ali Raza]

My goal, was trying to see if I could develop a community web-site as ASP Core portal with drag drop widgets using Syncfusion controls so I could host on Linux. Local Locksmith Mainly the site will show people covid stats, news, charts, general etc items. So far your applicability scope if mainly large business internal applications but its not been able to perform like an ABP.io or Orchard DNN etc. I also understand these are mainly controls, again I am looking at building a community site with your controls.

[Saravanan Jayavel]

Hi Ali Raza,

 

Regarding the recent query, you can find the updated details in this Forum below.

 

Dashboard & Widget portal development with Syncfusion is very very cumbersome. From - 160650 | Syncfusion Forum Assist

 

Regards,

Saravanan J

[Hart, Henry]

I agree with my fellow developers here trying to find a drag/drop dashboard designer.  The links supplied on this thread from Syncfusion Team from July 2025 are non-functional

[Saravanan Jayavel]

Hi Hart, Henry

We’ve checked the link on our end and it’s working fine:

Dashboard & Widget portal development with Syncfusion is very very cumbersome. From - 160650 | Syncfusion Forum Assist

You might want to try accessing it from a different browser or network just in case there’s a local issue.

Let us know if you need any further assistance.

Regards,

Saravanan J