CRM 2016: Customizing the Sales Performance Dashboard (workaround)

Since CRM 2011 the is a Problem with customizing the OOTB Sales Performance Dashboard.
Until today with CRM 2016 SP1 it still is not possible to modifiy the dashboard with the dashboard designer in CRM:

https://support.microsoft.com/de-de/kb/2741768

Even in MS Connect, Microsoft does not pay a lot of attention to this issue, as its not having many votes.

If you try to modify it you will get an error:
"Cannot Edit Dashboard. The dashboard could not be opened. Maximum no. of columns allowed in the layout is 4."
I also tried to make an unmanaged solution of the dashboard with no success. Even with the default solution you will not get out the required formxml that you want to change.

If you have CRM on-prem you still have a chance to actually retrieve the required form XML from the database.

This article helps you to find the right table in the ORG_MSCRM database:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg327869.aspx

In this case Need to search through the systemform table. Just search in "Name" column for the right title of the Dashboard. Then copy out the form XML and it should look like this:

<form>
 <tabs>
  <tab showlabel="false" verticallayout="true" id="{f02c7d5f-a0e8-4ae7-ad4a-4c0898008e21}" name="{f02c7d5f-a0e8-4ae7-ad4a-4c0898008e21}">
   <columns>
    <column width="100%">
     <sections>
      <section showlabel="false" showbar="false" columns="11111" id="{045dd07e-a422-44e9-81e1-99a594f78aec}" name="{045dd07e-a422-44e9-81e1-99a594f78aec}">
       <rows>
        <row>
         <cell colspan="2" rowspan="24" showlabel="false" id="{fb2145fa-e5b8-4b09-af71-24eb554f1a51}" auto="false">
          <control id="Chart1" classid="{E7A81278-8635-4d9e-8D4D-59480B391C5B}">
           <parameters>
            <TargetEntityType>opportunity</TargetEntityType>
            <ChartGridMode>Chart</ChartGridMode>
            <EnableQuickFind>true</EnableQuickFind>
            <EnableViewPicker>false</EnableViewPicker>
            <EnableJumpBar>true</EnableJumpBar>
            <RecordsPerPage>24</RecordsPerPage>
            <ViewId>{00000000-0000-0000-00AA-000010003001}</ViewId>
            <IsUserView>false</IsUserView>
            <ViewIds/>
            <AutoExpand>Fixed</AutoExpand>
            <VisualizationId>{87293554-2482-DE11-9FF3-00155DA3B012}</VisualizationId>
            <IsUserChart>false</IsUserChart>
            <EnableChartPicker>false</EnableChartPicker>
            <RelationshipName/>
           </parameters>
          </control>
         </cell>
         <cell colspan="1" rowspan="12" showlabel="false" id="{4e91638f-7fda-4f7f-a0fd-6a90f31e0c92}" auto="false">
          <control id="Chart2" classid="{E7A81278-8635-4d9e-8D4D-59480B391C5B}">
           <parameters>
            <TargetEntityType>goal</TargetEntityType>
            <ChartGridMode>Chart</ChartGridMode>
            <EnableQuickFind>true</EnableQuickFind>
            <EnableViewPicker>false</EnableViewPicker>
            <EnableJumpBar>true</EnableJumpBar>
            <RecordsPerPage>12</RecordsPerPage>
            <ViewId>{0E24F0D5-C2E1-4B3D-9F43-E9C817C811DF}</ViewId>
            <IsUserView>false</IsUserView>
            <ViewIds/>
            <AutoExpand>Fixed</AutoExpand>
            <VisualizationId>{AEC6D51C-EA67-DF11-AE90-00155D2E3002}</VisualizationId>
            <IsUserChart>false</IsUserChart>
            <EnableChartPicker>false</EnableChartPicker>
            <RelationshipName/>
           </parameters>
          </control>
         </cell>
         <cell colspan="2" rowspan="12" showlabel="false" id="{7c8dc445-6ec3-40a0-8279-0f4c593ee267}" auto="false">
          <control id="Chart3" classid="{E7A81278-8635-4d9e-8D4D-59480B391C5B}">
           <parameters>
            <TargetEntityType>goal</TargetEntityType>
            <ChartGridMode>Chart</ChartGridMode>
            <EnableQuickFind>true</EnableQuickFind>
            <EnableViewPicker>false</EnableViewPicker>
            <EnableJumpBar>true</EnableJumpBar>
            <RecordsPerPage>12</RecordsPerPage>
            <ViewId>{61F1B589-3DAF-45E1-96BF-9BF7B12AF252}</ViewId>
            <IsUserView>false</IsUserView>
            <ViewIds/>
            <AutoExpand>Fixed</AutoExpand>
            <VisualizationId>{AEC6D51C-EA67-DF11-AE90-00155D2E3002}</VisualizationId>
            <IsUserChart>false</IsUserChart>
            <EnableChartPicker>false</EnableChartPicker>
            <RelationshipName/>
           </parameters>
          </control>
         </cell>
        </row>
        <row/>
        <row/>
        <row/>
        <row/>
        <row/>
        <row/>
        <row/>
        <row/>
        <row/>
        <row/>
        <row/>
        <row>
         <cell colspan="3" rowspan="12" showlabel="false" id="{0b44f24e-2ec0-422d-8968-f0a00793cf3b}" auto="false">
          <control id="Chart4" classid="{E7A81278-8635-4d9e-8D4D-59480B391C5B}">
           <parameters>
            <TargetEntityType>goal</TargetEntityType>
            <ChartGridMode>Chart</ChartGridMode>
            <EnableQuickFind>true</EnableQuickFind>
            <EnableViewPicker>false</EnableViewPicker>
            <EnableJumpBar>true</EnableJumpBar>
            <RecordsPerPage>12</RecordsPerPage>
            <ViewId>{61F1B589-3DAF-45E1-96BF-9BF7B12AF252}</ViewId>
            <IsUserView>false</IsUserView>
            <ViewIds>{0E24F0D5-C2E1-4B3D-9F43-E9C817C811DF},{61F1B589-3DAF-45E1-96BF-9BF7B12AF252}</ViewIds>
            <AutoExpand>Fixed</AutoExpand>
            <VisualizationId>{9DC7ADF6-B76F-DF11-986C-00155D2E3002}</VisualizationId>
            <IsUserChart>false</IsUserChart>
            <EnableChartPicker>false</EnableChartPicker>
            <RelationshipName/>
           </parameters>
          </control>
         </cell>
        </row>
        <row/>
        <row/>
        <row/>
        <row/>
        <row/>
        <row/>
        <row/>
        <row/>
        <row/>
        <row/>
        <row/>
        <row>
         <cell colspan="2" rowspan="12" showlabel="false" id="{1338b639-90c8-4b35-a3cd-5f31195e70fb}" auto="false">
          <control id="Chart5" classid="{E7A81278-8635-4d9e-8D4D-59480B391C5B}">
           <parameters>
            <TargetEntityType>opportunity</TargetEntityType>
            <ChartGridMode>Chart</ChartGridMode>
            <EnableQuickFind>true</EnableQuickFind>
            <EnableViewPicker>false</EnableViewPicker>
            <EnableJumpBar>true</EnableJumpBar>
            <RecordsPerPage>12</RecordsPerPage>
            <ViewId>{9BEE7CA3-B068-DF11-AE90-00155D2E3002}</ViewId>
            <IsUserView>false</IsUserView>
            <ViewIds/>
            <AutoExpand>Fixed</AutoExpand>
            <VisualizationId>{FA841229-2482-DE11-9FF3-00155DA3B012}</VisualizationId>
            <IsUserChart>false</IsUserChart>
            <EnableChartPicker>false</EnableChartPicker>
            <RelationshipName/>
           </parameters>
          </control>
         </cell>
         <cell colspan="3" rowspan="12" showlabel="false" id="{40e39fb6-c39d-4a87-b309-3fd0ac8558ab}" auto="false">
          <control id="Chart6" classid="{E7A81278-8635-4d9e-8D4D-59480B391C5B}">
           <parameters>
            <ViewId>{9BEE7CA3-B068-DF11-AE90-00155D2E3002}</ViewId>
            <IsUserView>false</IsUserView>
            <RelationshipName/>
            <TargetEntityType>opportunity</TargetEntityType>
            <AutoExpand>Fixed</AutoExpand>
            <EnableQuickFind>true</EnableQuickFind>
            <EnableViewPicker>false</EnableViewPicker>
            <ViewIds>{9BEE7CA3-B068-DF11-AE90-00155D2E3002},{00000000-0000-0000-00AA-000010003000}</ViewIds>
            <EnableJumpBar>true</EnableJumpBar>
            <ChartGridMode>Chart</ChartGridMode>
            <VisualizationId>{C1CB81B1-575F-DF11-AE90-00155D2E3002}</VisualizationId>
            <IsUserChart>false</IsUserChart>
            <EnableChartPicker>false</EnableChartPicker>
            <RecordsPerPage>12</RecordsPerPage>
           </parameters>
          </control>
         </cell>
        </row>
        <row/>
        <row/>
        <row/>
        <row/>
        <row/>
        <row/>
        <row/>
        <row/>
        <row/>
        <row/>
        <row/>
       </rows>
      </section>
     </sections>
    </column>
   </columns>
  </tab>
 </tabs>
</form>

Then create an unmanaged solution in CRM and export it with the Sales Performance Dashboard.

Next, unzip the file and open the customization.xml with e.g. Notepad++.

Then search for the Dashboard and it should look like this:

Now we update the XML with the actual form XML and other view things:

Then you can do whatever changes to the form XML to reflect your requirements.

Finally save the file, zip everything together and import it back to CRM and publish it.

Voilá!

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