Dashboard editor

1. A computing device including a user interface programmed to create a digital dashboard, the computing device comprising:

a central processing unit; and

computer storage media encoding instructions that, when executed by the central processing unit, create:

a dashboard workspace including one or more zones including at least a top row zone; and

a dashboard elements area including a plurality of dashboard elements;

wherein a dashboard element of the dashboard elements is dragged and dropped onto the top row zone to add the dashboard element to the digital dashboard;

wherein, upon adding the dashboard element to the top row zone, a drop zone area for filters associated with the dashboard element is formed; and

wherein the dashboard element includes an edit interface having:

a display position box that defines a position of the dashboard element relative to other elements in the top row zone; and

a cache box that defines whether or not the dashboard element is cached.

2. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the dashboard element is a scorecard.

3. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the dashboard element is a report.

4. The computing device of claim 1 , wherein the dashboard element is a filter.

5. The computing device of claim 4 , further comprising a wizard programmed to assist a user in creating the filter.

6. The computing device of claim 5 , wherein the wizard includes interfaces that guide the user in creating the filter.

7. The computing device of claim 1 , further comprising one or more templates that define pre-configured layouts for the zones of the digital dashboard.

8. A method for creating a digital dashboard, the method comprising:

creating, using a computing device, one or more zones in a dashboard module;

dragging and dropping, using the computing device, a scorecard or report onto a zone;

dragging and dropping a filter onto the zone;

linking the filter to the scorecard or report; and

forming an area listing any scorecards or reports to which the filter is applied.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising splitting the zone into a plurality of zones.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising adding a new zone left, right, above, or below the zone.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising publishing the digital dashboard to a web server.

12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising changing a size of the zone.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising dragging and dropping a plurality of scorecards and reports onto the one or more zones.

14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising creating a new filter using a wizard.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising linking the filter to a scorecard or report using a formula.