BETS (version 0.4.9)

dashboard: Create a BETS custom dashboard

Description

Generate thematic dashboards using a selection of BETS time series and charts. For now, themes and charts are pre-defined.

Usage

dashboard(type = "business_cycle", charts = "all", saveas = NA,
  parameters = NULL)

Arguments

type

A character. The theme of the dashboard. The only three options, for the time being, is 'business_cycle', 'macro_situation' and 'custom'. Custom dashboards can be rendered with any given set of charts.

charts

A character and/or ts object list. The charts to be added to a custom dashboard. Up to 16 charts are allowed, including pre-defined charts, identified by their codes (see chart). This will only work if parameter 'type' is set to 'custom'.

saveas

A character. A path and a name for the dashboard file (a .pdf file). If this parameter is not provided, the dashboard will be saved inside the 'dashboards' folder, under the BETS installation directory.

parameters

A list. A list of parameters. See the 'Details' section for a description of these parameters for each type of dashboard.

Value

A .pdf file (the dashboard)

Details

Macro Situation and Custom Dashboard Parameters

text	The text to be printed in the dashboard. Separate paragraphs with two backslashes 'n' and pages with '##'. There are no other syntax rules.
author	The author's name.
email	The author's email.
url	The author's webpage.
logo	The author's business logo.

Additional Custom Dashboard Parameters

style	A character. The style of the charts. As in chart, can be either 'plotly' or 'normal'.
charts.opts	A list of parameters lists, one for each chart. Parameters are specified in chart

Examples

# NOT RUN {
# dashboard()
# dashboard(saveas = "survey.pdf")
# dashboard(type = "macro_situation")

# }