1. A dashboard creation system for generating dashboards displaying key performance indicator information on a display, the dashboard creation system comprising: (a) a business database comprising a plurality of business values; (b) an intermediate table comprising intermediate data, wherein the intermediate data comprises: (i) an intermediate value corresponding to a selected plurality of the business values, and (ii) an intermediate link identifying the corresponding selected plurality of business values; (c) at least one key performance indicator record comprising: (i) a key performance indicator value corresponding to the intermediate value, (ii) a key performance indicator link corresponding to the intermediate link, and (iii) a key performance indicator format corresponding to a desired graphical format for depicting the key performance indicator value; and (d) a processor configured to render the key performance indicator value in the key performance indicator format.