# Build dashboards

Build a LeapView dashboard from governed data resources upward: connect physical data, shape reusable analytical tables, define business meaning, and then compose the report surface. Use this page to choose the next task rather than as a substitute for the focused guides.

## Follow the authoring path

1. [Connect a data source](/docs/guides/build/connect-data) and give physical inputs stable project identities.
2. [Define model tables](/docs/guides/build/model-tables) with explicit keys, grain, and reusable transformations.
3. [Build a semantic model](/docs/guides/build/semantic-model) containing governed dimensions, measures, metrics, and relationships.
4. [Create a dashboard](/docs/guides/build/dashboard) with filters, queries, visuals, tables, and an initial report page.
5. [Compose pages and layout](/docs/guides/build/pages-layout) for desktop and compact widths.
6. [Add filters and interactions](/docs/guides/build/filters-interactions) through server-validated semantic mappings.
7. [Configure tables, matrices, and pivots](/docs/guides/build/tables) for detailed analytical workflows.

Each guide owns one outcome and links to the exact generated contract for the resources it changes.

## Make sound design choices

Read [Connections and sources](/docs/concepts/connections-sources), [Model tables](/docs/concepts/model-tables), [Semantic models](/docs/concepts/semantic-models), and [Dashboards, pages, and visuals](/docs/concepts/dashboards) when you need to understand why the layers have separate responsibilities.

Use [Dashboard authoring patterns](/docs/guides/build/patterns) for cross-cutting guidance about grain, stable identities, ownership, bounded queries, and maintainable presentation.

## Validate and deliver

Use [Validate, plan, and deploy](/docs/cli/validate-deploy) for the reviewed delivery loop. When you need accepted fields rather than workflow guidance, open the generated [Configuration reference](/docs/config), [CLI command reference](/docs/cli/reference), or [Visual types](/docs/visuals/overview).