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How to Build a No Code Dashboard for Your Workplace

Visualize data, share insights, and consolidate your work with a no code dashboard that you’ve tailored to your exact needs

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What’s a no code dashboard builder?

No code and low code tools, in this case, a no code dashboard builder, enable people without any coding skills to create software.

Typically, creators interact with no code platforms through easy-to-use, drag-and-drop user interfaces. Platforms can streamline the process of building with pre-fabricated components or give you the ability to add workflows like automation or AI functions. No code tools also offer easy integrations with other software and data sources to give your final product more functionality and power.

The best uses for custom no code dashboards

A dashboard is a platform for visualizing data — like the dashboard in your vehicle.

Business dashboards bring important metrics or processes together in a single place, creating a single command center for workers (operational) or a digestible overview for executives (strategic).

How to create a no code dashboard for your business with Glide

As we touched on earlier, building custom dashboards used to be quite a feat — requiring professional software developers, trained designers, and a pocket full of cash.

We’ll walk you through this process using Glide. Here’s your step-by-step guide to how.

1. Start from scratch or use a template

If you are the kind of person who likes to start building from a blank slate, simply sign up for a free trial and use the tutorials on Glide University to start finding your way around. If you like to start with a structure that you can customize, there is a wide range of templates that will give you a head start on creating your dashboard app.

2. Identify and Organize Your Data Sources

The next important decision to make is: What information does your dashboard need to expose and track? Collect your existing data sources. You can use data sources like Google Sheets, Airtable, Excel, or SQL databases.

3. Customize your user experience and data visualizations

Use the drag-and-drop editor to add, remove, rearrange, and customize pages, features, and other components to create your ideal dashboard. From the Layout Editor, you can also give users ways to interact with your data.

4. Add integrations and workflows

Next, connect your app to all the other software you need to use at work with integrations. You can pull data from different sources to create one unified interface.

6. Launch Your App

Finally, in the settings tab, you can update your app name and icon, customize your app’s appearance, control privacy, and set user access with visibility conditions.

Need it faster? Connect with a Glide Expert

If that sounds familiar, you can hire an Expert to help you get a finished product much more efficiently than would have been possible with traditional coding.

Examples of no code dashboards at work

Sales Performance Dashboard

This Sales Dashboard helps your team track and manage sales activities easily.

Operations Dashboard

Optimize your business operations with this Operations Dashboard.

Finance Dashboard

Give your team a comprehensive overview of your financial health with the Financial Dashboard template.

License Dashboard

The License Dashboard template helps you manage licenses and permissions for business tools.

Business Stats Overview Dashboard

This Business Reporting template is a classic example of a dashboard.

Field Sales Dashboard

Finally, check out the Field Sales Dashboard.

Build your own tech stack to fit your exact specifications

Once you’ve got a dashboard up and running and a grasp of the power of no code, why stop at just a dashboard? With one platform comes many solutions.

Get started with Glide today.