The Dashboard Authoring Module allows you to make Player files that can be modified and run. While Dashboards are not required to create a Player file, without them the Player file can only be viewed, and cannot be edited in any way.
The Dashboard Authoring Module allows you to create a simple interface to your model that allows others to edit selected inputs and view selected results in a straightforward and controllable manner. As a result, they do not need to know anything about the GoldSim user interface or the underlying structure of the model.
In effect, the Dashboard Authoring Module enables you to use GoldSim as a high-level programming language to create custom simulation applications for distribution to end users who may not necessarily be modelers. This allows others (e.g., clients, customers, reviewers, regulators) to experiment with your simulator and play “what if” games in a controlled manner.
Moreover, since Player files are run using the free GoldSim Player, users do not need to have a licensed version of GoldSim in order to view and run a "dashboarded" model.
Hence, the primary use of the Dashboard Authoring Module is to allow you to create customized interfaces to your simulation models so that they can be edited and run by others in the GoldSim Player.