Designing Infographics & using

API’sYevgeni Klushin

Solution expert

Panorama Software

Agenda- Infographics

Intro. Infographics- Why? Designing Infographics. Examples and best practices.

Agenda- APIs

APIs & Web services intro. When it should be used. Server side APIs. Client Side APIs. Examples and best practices.

Infographics

Intro -Information graphics or infographics are graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge intended to present complex information quickly and clearly.

When it should be used :

1) Overview executive dashboard.

2) Analysis in grid.

3) Mobile.

4) Data representation that isn’t limited to the conventions of chart and grid.

5) A great workflow to see a high level problem and to drill to detailed reported for a more detailed analysis.

APIs

APIs & Web services – functions, parameters and methods with which we can control the application from outside and/or inside using code.

Why should we do that:1) When you need a functionality that you don’t have built

in in the system.2) When you need to customize the product – Hide \ move

buttons.3) When you need to connect the product to your other

product (Security system, log in and etc.) • Client side APIs- they are used in the application(UI)

itself , they catch events/data in the client and use it for the functionality needed.

• Server side APIs and web services – they are used to control the system from outside – Passing parameters, security, Rendering stuff (PDF, Excel, Image, XML).