1. Overview

1. Text - A textual content that is displayed on a panel. They can be static texts or dynamic values such as page variables, aggregate of record data, data fetched from other Zoho services, etc.
2. Image - A pictorial element that displays an image. They add a touch of personalization to match the intent of the panel. This can be done by inserting a built-in icon, retrieving an image from your local storage, setting the logged-in user's profile picture, or using an image's public URL.
3. Button - An interactive element that can initiate or perform actions such as executing prebuilt functions or opening Creator components such as forms, reports, and more.

1. Display - A value for the static/dynamic text, image, or button that is embedded on the panel.
2. Action - An action that can be initiated on the click of the panel or a specific panel element.
3. Style - The visual properties such as padding, color, margins, and so on, for the panel or panel elements.

1.1. Use cases

1. Total Claims Submitted - Shows the total count of distinct claim records submitted during the selected period.
2. Approved Claims - Displays the count of claims whose status is marked as "Approved" based on the criteria which is set.
   
   
3. Total Amount Settled - Calculates the sum of the settlement amounts for all approved claims based on the above criteria.
4. Largest Claim Amount - Highlights the maximum settlement amount recorded among all claims based on the above criteria.

Clicking on each panel will open a report to display the list of claims in that segment.

1.2. Navigation guide for panels

1.3. Display

Panel Element	Image	Displayed Data
Text		Static Text - An alphanumeric text element that can communicate information. If required, page variables can be included to provide dynamic values for different users.
		Presets: Built-in Presets - You can choose from a built-in panel preset of a panel you might have saved already while creating a panel on any page within the Creator account. It will be of the same configurati on and can be modified further if necessary. Page Variables - You can choose a page variable that you might have already created in the same page to display dynamic values.
		Zoho Creator - Use the data stored in the forms of any of the Creator applications in the same account to do arithmetic operations such as: Sum - The sum value of all relevant entries made in a form field (Supported field types: Number, Percent, Decimal, Currency, Prediction, OCR, Integration) Minimum - The minimum value of all the relevant entries made in a form field (Supported field types: Number, Percent, Decimal, Currency, Time, Date-Time, Prediction, OCR, Integration, and system fields such as Added Time, Modified Time) Maximum - The maximum value of all the relevant entries made in a form field (Supported field types: Number, Percent, Decimal, Currency, Time, Date-Time, Prediction, OCR, Integration, and system fields such as Added Time, Modified Time) Median - The median value of all the relevant entries made in a form field. The resultant value will be the middle value when the numbers are arranged in ascending order. If the number of entries is even, the average of the two middle values will be displayed. (Supported field types: Number, Percent, Decimal, Currency, OCR, Prediction, Integration) Average - The average value of all the relevant entries made in a form field (Supported field types: Number, Percent, Decimal, Currency, OCR, Prediction, Integration) Count - The count of the records entered using a form. You can either display the overall count or use a criteria to show a filtered count. This operation will not be performed based on a specific field since it only provides a count of records. Distinct Count - The count of the unique field values found in the records entered using a form. For example, say you've chosen an Office Location dropdown field while configuring a distinct count. A total of 30 records have Boston, Texas, Phoenix, and Japan (4 unique values) as the office locations repeatedly. Then, the distinct count value displayed on the panel will be 4. Note: The following fields are not supported for distinct count: Multiselect, Checkbox, Subform or subform fields, Add Notes, Section, Lookup (only when the display format is chosen as Multiselect or Checkbox). These operations provide a dynamic numeric value that will be displayed on the panel. Note: After configuring a text element with an arithmetic Zoho Creator operation, (such as Sum, Minimum, Count, etc) you can save it as a preset from within the Display section. This built-in preset can be reused with the same configuration in any other page component within the same Creator account.
		Zoho Sheet - You can use the value stored in a Zoho Sheets spreadsheet's cell to display a dynamic value on the panel. Note: Fetching values from the spreadsheet requires a connection between Zoho Creator and Zoho Sheets. You can either choose an existing connection or create a new one, while configuring the property.
		Zoho Projects - You can use data stored in Zoho Projects such as the number of tasks, bugs, or milestones to display a total count on the panel. Note: Fetching values from a project requires a connection between Zoho Creator and Zoho Projects. You can either choose an existing connection or create a new one, while configuring the property.
Image		An image can be displayed on the panel. It can be sourced from: My library - Images from your local storage. They can be of the formats JPEG, JPG, PNG, and a maximum of 2MB. Weblink - Images from a specified public URL. Profile picture - The logged-in user's profile picture is fetched from their Zoho Account and displayed on the panel. Note: In the following cases, a placeholder image () will be displayed instead of their profile picture: When public users or portal users access the page When the page is exported as a PDF Icons - The built-in icons provided by Creator. They can either be outlined icons or solid icons.
Button		Label - A text that will be displayed on the button. It can denote the action that the button might perform. If required, page variables can be included as labels to provide dynamic values for different users.

1.4. Action

1. Open URL - A public or private URL that the user might have access to, can be opened in the same window, a new window, or as a popup.

Note: The permalink of published components present in a Creator application can also be specified for this action.

1. Open Form - A form from any of the applications in your Creator account can be opened in the same window, a new window, or as a popup.
   
2. Open Report - A report from any of the applications in your Creator account can be opened in the same window, a new window, or as a popup.
3. Open Page - A page from any of the applications in your Creator account can be opened in the same window, a new window, or as a popup.
4. Execute Function - A function from any of the applications in your Creator account can be triggered.

1.5. Style

2. Related topics

1. Adding and managing panel elements
   
2. Configuring display for panels and panel elements
3. Configuring action for panels and panel elements
4. Configuring style for panels and panel elements
5. Understanding pages