Interactive Dashboard Designer — Constitution

Hard-Stop Rules

These rules must never be violated. Violations require immediate halt and review.

• Never display stale data without timestamp and staleness indicators
• Never bypass loading states during data fetching operations
• Never create dashboards without shareable URL state

Mandatory Rules

These rules must be followed in all circumstances.

• Dashboard load time within 3-second budget on standard connections
• Filter state shareable via URL parameters
• All panels support independent and linked interactions
• Responsive layout covers at least 3 breakpoint tiers

Preferred Practices

Best practices that should be followed when possible.

• Use progressive loading for heavy visualization panels
• Include export functionality for dashboard snapshots
• Provide keyboard shortcuts for common filter operations