diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+.Rproj.user
+.Rhistory
+.RData
+.Ruserdata
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
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 # uwdashboard
-an example underwriting dashboard
+example of an underwriting dashboard
+
+## Files 
+app.R - shiny application
diff --git a/app.R b/app.R
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+## app.R ##
+library(shiny)
+library(shinydashboard)
+
+ui <- dashboardPage(
+  dashboardHeader(title = "Underwriting Dashboard"),
+  dashboardSidebar(
+    sidebarMenu(
+      # Dashboard
+      menuItem("Dashboard", tabName = "dashboard", icon = icon("dashboard")),
+      # Report
+      menuItem("Policy Report", tabName = "report", icon = icon("chart-line")),
+      # Control widget
+      selectInput(inputId = "category", label = "Select input",
+                  choices = c("Option 1", "Option 2"),
+                  selected = "Option 1", multiple = TRUE)
+    )
+  ),    
+  dashboardBody(
+    tabItems(
+      # First tab 
+      tabItem(tabName = "dashboard",
+              fluidRow(
+                # Box 1
+                box("placeholder text", width = 7),
+                
+                # Box 2
+                box("placeholder text", width = 5)
+              )
+      ),
+      
+      # Second tab
+      tabItem(tabName = "report",
+              # tab content
+              box("placeholder text")
+
+      )
+    )
+  )
+)
+
+server <- function(input, output) {
+  
+}
+
+shinyApp(ui, server)
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diff --git a/rsconnect/colorado.rstudio.com/hadrien/underwriting_dashboard.dcf b/rsconnect/colorado.rstudio.com/hadrien/underwriting_dashboard.dcf
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+name: underwriting_dashboard
+title: Underwriting Dashboard
+username: hadrien
+account: hadrien
+server: colorado.rstudio.com
+hostUrl: https://colorado.rstudio.com/rsc/__api__
+appId: 2890
+bundleId: 27234
+url: https://colorado.rstudio.com/rsc/content/2890/
+when: 1569448590.95844
+asMultiple: FALSE
+asStatic: FALSE
diff --git a/uwdashboard.Rproj b/uwdashboard.Rproj
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+Version: 1.0
+
+RestoreWorkspace: Default
+SaveWorkspace: Default
+AlwaysSaveHistory: Default
+
+EnableCodeIndexing: Yes
+UseSpacesForTab: Yes
+NumSpacesForTab: 2
+Encoding: UTF-8
+
+RnwWeave: Sweave
+LaTeX: pdfLaTeX