This article explains how to create, fill and organize a new dashboard with (free text) widgets.
Create a new Dashboard
To create a dashboard, you first:
- Enter the dashboards section
- Then click on +, next to the word ‘dashboards’ on the left top of the screen.
Dashboard groups
- Use dashboard groups to organize widgets within a dashboard.
- Once you’ve added one or more widgets to your dashboard group, you can create another group.
Add Widgets to a Dashboard Group
Under the ‘widgets’ tab, you can find all available widgets:
- Drag and drop the widgets of your choice in the group.
- When a group contains one or more widgets, another group can be added (see image below).
Create and Style Dashboard Groups
- In the image below, we’ve created 2 groups and added widgets to both groups.
- Click the pencil icon at the right upper corner of a dashboard group to add or edit a group name, description, or change the layout (fill, border, and background color).
- Click apply.
OPTIONAL: Add Free Text Widgets
- Add a ‘free text- widget to a dashboard group. Text widgets allow you to add free text/information to your dashboards. For instance, you can add targets for your teams (see example below).
Set the Dashboard Settings
Click the ‘settings’ tab to:
- Add a dashboard name and description
- Select a default saved filter for your dashboard
- Set the default date range for your dashboard
- Select an icon for your dashboard
- Then click the ‘save – button.’
- The dashboard will look as follows:
dashboard view,sitelucent support,widgets
