# Pro tips

### <span class="mw-headline" id="bkmrk-asking-the-right-que-1">Asking the right questions</span>

To add the right content into dashboards widgets you will need to define what should be displayed

First choose either List of records (worklists) or Aggregated values (charts, tables or number)

**List of records**

- Fields displayed in list ?
- Sorting field ?

**Aggregated values**

- Format ? 
    - Number
    - Table
    - Chart (pie,bar)
- Metric ? 
    - Field
    - Method (sum, average, min, max)
- Option: Categorization (group by another fields value)
- Option: Link to detailed data 
    - URL to link to ?
    - Icon on button ? 
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Next consider which **filters** limit the data

- Period ranges ?
- Status limitations ?
- User relation information ?

In case you are generating normal record lists no effort is required for security filters and hiding deleted items.