# Introduction
Updated: 4/16/2021, 7:48:09 PM
Created: 4/16/2021, 7:48:09 PM
Last Updated By: Mike Wright
Read Time: 1 minute(s)
MultiValue Dashboard is a MultiValue CGI application that delivers the output of individual "widgets" to the dashboard web page. Multiple dashboards may be defined, and each dashboard becomes a unique collection of widgets.
A MultiValue software developer can use MV Dashboard to produce graphical representations of data in the MultiValue system while leveraging his or her strengths as a BASIC programmer.
The following topics are presented:
| Widget Programming Environment | Details the widget programming environment. |
| Widget Types | Describes and lists widget types. |
| Widget Output Type Codes | Details the widget output type codes for color and theme management. |
| Optional Parameters | Details the optional parameters for the widget types. |
| Integration With Other Applications | Describes how to display dashboard widgets via URL calls from other applications. |
| PDF Generation | Instructions for enabling widgets to generate PDF files. |
| Fusion Charts Documentation | Provides links to the Fusion Charts documentation. |
| Portal Reports | Links to Portal Reports documentation |