BO4 - Dashboards + promotion

Hi,
some of our users are using bo4 dashboards on devlopment system.
What do we need to promote to live system when they have finalised any dashboards?
I'm unfamilar with dashboards - have used promotion managemnet to promote wid (webi reports ) and unx universe but what files are created with bo4 dashboards which are stored in the enterprise and need promoted?
Also is there any best practice with regards configuring the dahsboard services?
Thanks

If these dashboard are based on Query browser on top of universe you will just have to move the dashboard and Universe using promotion management in exact same way you do for Webi..
If they are based on web service or QAAWS then you will have to make sure relative path baing used in webservice URL before moving.. Check the note below explaining the process to move QAAWS based dashboard between environments..
1239422 - How to migrate a Xcelsius SWF file that uses Query As A Web Service (Qaaws)

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