Builder Lesson 36 of 63 ⏱ 4 min

External browser field — open external URLs from a clicked field

Configure a field so clicking it opens an external URL in a new browser tab — jumping to a ticketing system, CRM record, knowledge base, or any external tool. Different from a drill-down (which stays inside DashboardFox); same picker, different destination.

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Module 7 · 6 min

Your first report

Composer tour + your first saved report.

 Module 7 · 5 min

Dataset prep

Add, reorder, rename, sort. The basics of shaping your columns.

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Criteria & prompts

Hardcoded vs prompted criteria, with the wildcard rule and the dashboard caveat.

 Module 7 · 14 min

Report formulas

Aggregates, date parts, cross-field references, and bucketing.

 Module 7 · 8 min

Data Prep tools

Finishing touches before visualization.

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Drill-downs

Click-through navigation between reports.

 Module 7 · 5 min read

SQL formula reference

Recipes and per-DB syntax for Composer and App Builder formulas.
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