The First Steps - Navigating the Dashboard
A step by step explanation of all the sections and buttons in the Dashboard/Home page.
Once signed up and logged in, the user is directed to the Dashboard page in the application.
The first section on this page is a collapsible Tutorial section. This section has different pointers to help the user navigate the application easily.
There are four widgets providing you with an overview of your account. The widgets show the following data,
Number of Projects - Total number of projects
Credits Used - Number of credits used so far
Credits left - Number of credits left
API requests - Number of API requests made so far
A card to display the Account Information is displayed on this page. The card displays the following data,
User Name - Email ID of the logged-in user
Subscription ID - The subscription ID
Credit Limit - Number of credits allocated
Last Login - Date and time of the last login
Auth Token - Platform Access Token
There are two sections called Endpoints and DApps. When the user logs in for the first time, the Create New button in these sections will glow indicating that creating endpoints and DApp are the first actions to be executed.
The Endpoints section has a button that says Create New. Please click this button to create new endpoints. The following pop-up opens up,
Please select the required Infrastructure type from the Select Infra Type dropdown. The options are
Blockchain Node - To create an endpoint to communicate with the Blockchain protocol
Storage Node - To create an endpoint to communicate with the Storage provider
DID Node - To create an endpoint to communicate with the decentralized Identifier
For different infrastructures, the available protocols for that infrastructure are displayed in the Select Protocol dropdown
Select the required endpoint type from the Select Endpoint Type dropdown
Click Create Endpoint button to create the endpoint
Once the endpoint is created, it is displayed in the same Endpoints section in the dashboard.
The DApps section has a button that says Create New. Please click this button to create a new DApp. The page is navigated to the Create DApp page under the DApp Studio side menu. The DApp creation process is split into 4 steps.
Step 1
In Step 1, the DApp Title and DApp Description are entered.
Select the Industry from the Select Industries dropdown. Multiple Industries can be selected.
Click on the Next button to move to the next step.
Step 2
In Step 2, the required Blockchain Node, Storage Node, and DID Node are selected.
Click on the +Create an Endpoint button to create a new endpoint. The respective create pop-up modal opens up (The same flow as explained in the Endpoints section earlier). You can enter the details and create your endpoint.
Click on the Next button to move to the next step.
Step 3
In Step 3, you need to answer a series of questions. These questions are to understand what services you will require in the project.
So if you answer Yes for a few services then the project will be created with preset information for the respective services. Even if you select No here in this step and if you require the service later, it can be done.
Step 4
In Step 4, you see a summary of all the selected options from the previous steps.
Click Create button to create the project.
Once the project is created, it is displayed in the same Projects section in the dashboard.
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