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# Script Window

{% hint style="success" %} <mark style="color:green;">Pre-requisite</mark>: *The users require basic scripting knowledge to use the **Component Variable** and **Script** option for creating interactive governed dashboards using the Designer module.*
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The scripting mechanism makes the creation of complex dashboards easy and quick. The users get an icon to access the scripting window on the Designer Canvas page.

* Navigate to the Dashboard canvas.
* Click the ***Component Variable and Script*** icon.    &#x20;

![Accessing the Component Variables and Script icon in the Designer Canvas page](/files/xRJUvbDxlr2xTD7o76AD)

* The user gets redirected to the scripting window displaying the ***Components*** and ***Connections*** tabs to open the related panel for the each option. The ***Components*** tab opens by default.

![](/files/IaFE5eCTXj1SX6z6PsrK)

Refer the description given under the [*<mark style="color:blue;">**Script Window**</mark>* ](/bdb-documentation/data-visualization/governed-dashboards/getting-started/overview-of-designer-module/dashboard-canvas-page/right-side-panel/script-window.md)section for the further details.