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Creating custom system dashboards

Creating custom system dashboards

In the device database, the Dashboard menu contains several dashboards, and each dashboard contains several widgets. You can create custom dashboards, and change the dashboard layout.

To create custom dashboards:
  1. Go to the device database. See Displaying the device database.
  2. Beside the Dashboard menu, click the Create New Dashboard (+) icon.

    The Create New Dashboard dialog box is displayed.

  3. In the Dashboard Name box, type a name, and click OK.

    The dashboard is created, and the Add Dashboard Widget pane is displayed.

  4. Select widget(s) to add them to the dashboard, and click Close.

    The widgets are added to the dashboard.

  5. Click Grid Layout, to change the dashboard layout to one, two, or three columns, or to fit the content.
  6. (Optional) Right-click the dashboard name in the menu to Rename, Remove, or Refresh a dashboard.
    Note

    You cannot remove the Summary, Resource Usage, and Network Monitors dashboards.

    Note

    You cannot remove the default dashboard widgets.

Creating custom system dashboards

In the device database, the Dashboard menu contains several dashboards, and each dashboard contains several widgets. You can create custom dashboards, and change the dashboard layout.

To create custom dashboards:
  1. Go to the device database. See Displaying the device database.
  2. Beside the Dashboard menu, click the Create New Dashboard (+) icon.

    The Create New Dashboard dialog box is displayed.

  3. In the Dashboard Name box, type a name, and click OK.

    The dashboard is created, and the Add Dashboard Widget pane is displayed.

  4. Select widget(s) to add them to the dashboard, and click Close.

    The widgets are added to the dashboard.

  5. Click Grid Layout, to change the dashboard layout to one, two, or three columns, or to fit the content.
  6. (Optional) Right-click the dashboard name in the menu to Rename, Remove, or Refresh a dashboard.
    Note

    You cannot remove the Summary, Resource Usage, and Network Monitors dashboards.

    Note

    You cannot remove the default dashboard widgets.