This blog will talk about how to Create CSV Data Sources in pentaho CDE: (Community Dashboard Editor)
Follow the steps to create CSV file as a Data sources.
Step-1 Login to the User Console as an administrator.

Step-2 Click Manage Data Sources. The Data Sources window appears.

Step-3 Click the Add icon, then choose Data Source Wizard from the drop-down menu.

Step-4 Click to the Data Source Wizard.

Step-5 Enter a name that identifies your new data source in the Data Source Name field.

Step-6 Choose the columns that you want to use in your data source, either individually or by clicking Select All. You can deselect all columns by clicking Deselect All.
Step-7 Change the Name and Type values, if applicable.
a. Choose the options that you want to use from the drop-down menu for dates and numeric values.
b. You can enter a value manually in the Source Format text box.

Step-8 Click to show File Contents and see the CSV file content.

Step-9 After Click finish button check the radio button like Keep default model.
Step-10 Now you can see the Data sources what you created.
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Can you explain how to use this datasource(csv) created in pentaho, in community dashboard editor?