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Adding dashboards of widgets and monitors

Adding dashboards of widgets and monitors

You can create dashboards of widgets and monitor tabs.

To add a new dashboard:
  1. Under Dashboard, click the + Add Dashboard/monitor button.

    The Add Dashboard/monitor window opens.

  2. Add widgets to the dashboard:

    1. Enter a name for the dashboard of widgets.

    2. Set Layout type to Widgets.

    3. In the Name field, enter a name for the tab of widgets and click OK. The new dashboard opens.

    4. Click + Add widget. The Add dashboard widget pane is displayed.

    5. Select a widget. The Edit dashboard widget pane is displayed.

    6. Set the options, and click OK. The widget is added to the dashboard.

    7. Add additional widgets as needed.

    8. Click Close. The dashboard displays the tab of widgets.

  3. Add tabs of monitors to the dashboard:

    1. Leave the Name field blank. It will be automatically populated with the name of the selected monitor.

    2. Beside + Add widget, click the dropdown arrow, and select + Add tab. The Add dashboard tab pane is displayed.

    3. In the Name field, enter a name for the monitor tab.

    4. Set Layout type to Monitor, and click Choose monitor. The Add monitor pane is displayed.

    5. Set the options, and click OK. The monitor name is displayed with a Settings button.

      Click Settings to edit the settings.

    6. Click OK. The monitor tab is added to the dashboard.

  4. Select a tab of widgets and click + Add widget to add more widgets.

  5. Click + Add tab to add more monitor tabs.

Adding dashboards of widgets and monitors

Adding dashboards of widgets and monitors

You can create dashboards of widgets and monitor tabs.

To add a new dashboard:
  1. Under Dashboard, click the + Add Dashboard/monitor button.

    The Add Dashboard/monitor window opens.

  2. Add widgets to the dashboard:

    1. Enter a name for the dashboard of widgets.

    2. Set Layout type to Widgets.

    3. In the Name field, enter a name for the tab of widgets and click OK. The new dashboard opens.

    4. Click + Add widget. The Add dashboard widget pane is displayed.

    5. Select a widget. The Edit dashboard widget pane is displayed.

    6. Set the options, and click OK. The widget is added to the dashboard.

    7. Add additional widgets as needed.

    8. Click Close. The dashboard displays the tab of widgets.

  3. Add tabs of monitors to the dashboard:

    1. Leave the Name field blank. It will be automatically populated with the name of the selected monitor.

    2. Beside + Add widget, click the dropdown arrow, and select + Add tab. The Add dashboard tab pane is displayed.

    3. In the Name field, enter a name for the monitor tab.

    4. Set Layout type to Monitor, and click Choose monitor. The Add monitor pane is displayed.

    5. Set the options, and click OK. The monitor name is displayed with a Settings button.

      Click Settings to edit the settings.

    6. Click OK. The monitor tab is added to the dashboard.

  4. Select a tab of widgets and click + Add widget to add more widgets.

  5. Click + Add tab to add more monitor tabs.