Personalized dashboard chart for email subscriptions
A method for managing a user's email subscriptions has been developed. The method provides a user interface (UI) to the user that allows the user to view and select multiple stand-alone components across multiple dashboard displays for an email subscription to an email address. The user's selections are received via the UI and include one or more stand-alone components from a first dashboard display and one or more stand-alone components from a second dashboard display in the email subscription. The first dashboard display is not the same was the second dashboard display. A display of each of the subscribed stand-alone components is rendered periodically based on the user's preference. The rendered displays are combined into a single email message that is sent to the email address upon completion of the rendering of the displays.
1. A method for managing a user's email subscriptions, comprising:
providing a user interface (UI) to the user, where the UI allows the user to view and select multiple stand-alone components across multiple dashboard displays for an email subscription to an email address;
receiving the user's selection, via the UI, to include one or more stand-alone components from a first dashboard display in the email subscription;
receiving the user's selection, via the UI, to include one or more stand-alone components from a second dashboard display in the email subscription, where the first dashboard display is not the same as the second dashboard display;
rendering a display of each of the subscribed stand-alone components, where the display is rendered periodically based on the user's preference;
combining each of the rendered displays into a single email message that is sent to the email address upon completion of the rendering of the displays; and
wherein the display is rendered in a portable document format (PDF) file.
2. The method of claim 1 , where the multiple stand-alone components comprise key performance indicators (KPI).
3. The method of claim 1 , where the multiple stand-alone components comprise widgets.
4. The method of claim 3 , where the widgets comprise charts.
5. The method of claim 3 , where the widgets comprise tables.
6. The method of claim 3 , where the widgets comprise textual messages.
7. The method of claim 1 , where the display is rendered periodically based on a predetermined schedule selected by the user.
8. The method of claim 1 , where the single email message is sent based on the user's preference.
9. The method of claim 8 , where the single email message is sent periodically based on a predetermined schedule selected by the user.
10. The method of claim 1 , where the user creates multiple separate subscriptions to the email address.
11. An apparatus for managing a user's email subscriptions, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory coupled to the processor, where the memory comprises a computer readable storage media that includes computer program instructions capable of,
providing a user interface (UI) to the user, where the UI allows the user to view and select multiple stand-alone components across multiple dashboard displays for an email subscription to an email address,
receiving the user's selection, via the UI, to include one or more standalone components from a first dashboard display in the email subscription,
receiving the user's selection, via the UI, to include one or more standalone components from a second dashboard display in the email subscription, where the first dashboard display is not the same as the second dashboard display,
rendering a display of each of the subscribed stand-alone components, where the display is rendered periodically based on the user's preference,
combining each of the rendered displays into a single email message that is sent to the email address upon completion of the rendering of the displays; and
wherein the display is rendered in a portable document format (PDF) file.
12. The apparatus of claim 11 , where the multiple stand-alone components comprise key performance indicators (KPI).
13. The apparatus of claim 11 , where the multiple stand-alone components.
14. The apparatus of claim 13 , where the widgets comprise charts.
15. The apparatus of claim 13 , where the widgets comprise tables.
16. The apparatus of claim 13 , where the widgets comprise textual messages.
17. The apparatus of claim 11 , where the user creates multiple separate subscriptions to the email address.
18. The apparatus of claim 11 , where the apparatus is a mobile communications device.