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Dashboards

With Dashboards you can,

  • Toggle between views

  • Add / remove / reposition modules.

  • Change module parameters.

  • Create your own new dashboards.

  • Share your dashboards.

Toggle between views​

Click on the toggle button on the upper right corner to switch between list view and tiles view of the dashboards.

List viewTiles view
Displays items in a vertical list format for easy scrolling and comparison.Presents items as clickable tiles for a visually oriented browsing experience.

Add a Dashboard​

To create a dashboard,

Figure: All Dashboards

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👉 Go to Dashboard→ Show all→ Click New

Create a new dashboard window opens up with the following fields

Figure: Customize a Dashboard

FieldsDescription
NameEnter the name of the dashboard
DescriptionEnter a short description of the dashboard
Modules LayoutClick on the Plus icon and select from the list of modules you would like to add to this dashboard
Layout ViewYou can view the layout of the added modules as it appears on the dashboard here. You can also rearrange by clicking dragging to the desired position and adjust the width of each modules.

Once you have filled all the fields, Click Create.

You have now succesfully created a new dashboard!

Explore a Newly Added Dashboard​

Once you have created a new dashboard, Now you are at the new dashboard panel with the added modules where you can monitor the metrics of the module. The newly created dashboard displays the graphical chart of the meters along with following elements.

Figure: Dashboard Components

  1. Time Window​

    You can set the time window for the selected dashboard from 5 mins to any desirable time by choosing a custom time and date.

  2. Topper Count​

    You can choose from 5 to 500 topper counts for the current dashboard.

  3. Module Name and Description​

    Displays the name of the module and a short description

  4. Module Toolbar​

    Displays the description of the module.

  5. Chart Interaction Control Icons​

    The Chart interaction controls are useful in traversing the graphical chart in detail.

  6. Legend Table​

    This table gives you a quick output of values including Max, Min, Avg, Latest, Total and 0th Percentile. If you have added more than one metrics the same will be reflected for each metrics differentiated by color.

How to Add a Dashboard to the Menu​

Go to All Dashboards

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👉 Dashboards→ Show All

Click on Add to menu on the dashboard you would like to add to the menu.

Figure: Add a Dashboard to Menu

That's it.

You can now easily access the dashboard right from the menu!

How to Remove a Dashboard From the Menu​

Go to Customize→ UI→ Menu Manager

Figure: Remove a Dashboard from the Menu

There will be a list of all dashboards. Find the dashboard you would like to remove from the menu and Click Delete. This will only remove the dashboard from the menu and your dashboard itself will not be deleted.

How to Edit a Dashboard​

To edit a Dashboard, from the list of dashboards go to the dashboard you would like to edit. And click on the Dashboard Menu button, the three dots on the top right corner of the dashboard and click Customize.

How to Export a Dashboard​

You can also share the dashboard across different contexts by clicking Export to App JSON.


Figure: Export a Dashboard

Click on the Dashboard Menu button, the three dots on the top right corner on any dashboard and from the dropdown menu click Export to JSON. This will let you download the dashboard in JSON format.

How to Delete/Clone/Export a Dashboard​

To delete a dashboard,

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👉 Go to Dashboards→ Show all→ Manage

Figure: Delete/Clone/Export a Dashboard

From the list of dashboards, click on the three dots on the right side against the dashboard you would like to delete. and click Delete. Your Dashboard is now deleted.

From the same menu, click Clone in case you need to take a copy of the dashboard before deleting the dashboard.

How to Import a Dashboard​

To import a dashboard,

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👉 Go to Dashboards→ Show all→ Import a dashboard package

Figure: Import a Dashboard

You can import a dashboard in tar.gz format or as a json file. Click on the adjacent tab if you would like to import a dashboard from the URL.