Broadcasting and Dashboard concepts in BI

Hello Experts,
Can any one please explain in detail what exactly the broadcasting and dashboard terms mean w.r.t BI. Which is the authorization object that give access to broadcasting and using dashboard for an user.
Since I am new to BI , I am not much aware of these terms and I would like to know what is the difference among these terms.Thanks in advance.....
Rashmi

Dear Rashmi,
For details on Broadcasting-
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/a5/359840dfa5a160e10000000a1550b0/frameset.htm
For details on Dashboards -
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/00/e8d13f7fb44c21e10000000a1550b0/frameset.htm
Hope these helps you!
-Pradnya

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