How do I customize a dashboard?

Editing a dashboard layout

You can customize a dashboard to suit your personal requirements by rearranging and re-sizing dashlets. You can also hide dashlets you don’t need to see, with the option to re-display them later. The changes you make are saved under your login name and are maintained in future NSP sessions.

When adding dashlets to a dashboard, consider that each displayed dashlet uses a portion of available system resources; an excessive number of dashlets can lead to degraded system performance. When adding dashlets to your dashboard, consider removing any dashlets that you don’t need.

Figure 1-7, Dashboard in edit mode shows actions you can take to customize a dashboard.

Figure 1-7: Dashboard in edit mode

Steps

1. In the breadcrumb banner of the dashboard, click , Edit dashboard.

   The dashboard is placed in Edit mode. Complete any of the following tasks to change your dashboard:

   • To resize a dashlet, click and drag the resize handle at the corner of the dashlet.

   • To move a dashlet, hover the mouse pointer over the dashlet and then click and drag the dashlet to the desired position. Release the mouse button when the dashlet is in the correct position.

   • To remove a dashlet from the dashboard, click (Delete) on the dashlet you want to remove. Click DELETE to confirm the removal.

   • To add a currently-hidden dashlet to the dashboard, click . The Add Dashlet form opens. Select the dashlet you want to add to the dashboard and click ADD.

     If the Add Dashlet form is empty, all available dashlets are already displayed for this context.

   • To replace a dashlet with a currently-hidden dashlet, click (Replace) on the dashlet you want to replace. The Replace Dashlet form opens. Select the dashlet you want to add to the dashboard and click REPLACE.

     If the Replace Dashlet form is empty, all available dashlets are already displayed for this context.

   • To return your dashboard to default layout settings click , Reset to default layout. Click RESET to confirm your action.

2. When you have finished changing your dashboard layout, click SAVE. Then click SAVE AS DEFAULT to confirm your changes.

3. To exit editing mode without saving changes to your dashboard layout, click CANCEL. Then click EXIT to confirm your action.