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  • Summary status of important elements (like hosts, database,fire wall, ...)
  • The complete map of the ERP elements displaying dependance relationship between elements.
  • In case the ERP is down, the list of roots problems that need to be investigated first investigated.
  • Graphics, SLA, ...

OVERVIEW

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In our exemple, the ERP dashboard consists in 8 10 boxes that contain information of the concept we want to monitor.

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You can easily switch between dashboards of the same color group of color. Click on the left border of the dashboard. The list of dashboards belonging to the group will appears automatically.

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Each widget will be updated visually every minutes.

  • Auto Reload

    • By default, the refresh is automatic and will occur every 60 secondes.
    • When in automatic mode, the button is in blue.
    • Next to auto, the timer is indicating when displays the remaining time to the next reload will be done.

  • No Reload

    • You can desactivate deactivate the refresh by clicking on Auto
    • The button and all similar button in widgets will become grey.

  • Force a Reload

    • Click on the left part of the auto button (the refresh button)

  • Enter in Edit Mode

    • Click the “edit button” on the top left corner .

Edit Mode

You can visually organize the dashboard as you want , like : changing the layout of widgets, add widgets,...

 

 

Being in the

The edit mode includes some specific access:

 
  • On the top left corner, you can:
    • Change the name of the Dashboard.
      • Click on the name, type the new name and click outside of the grey box.
    • Change the color (group) to which of this dashboard belongs.
      • Just click on the color you want to set or set it to no group.
      • The triangle under the color will show you which one is selected.
      • The background color of the title will also change of color.

 

  • On the top right corner:
    • OK: Leave the edit mode and validate all modifications done on the dashboard.
    • Cancel: Leave the edit mode, but modifications won’t be taken into consideration.

 

 

  • Move widgets

    • Go over a widget and simply drag it to the location you have chosena new location location.
    • While draging the widget,
 

  • Add a widgets

    • First, In in the top bar, click on the widget you want to adda widget type.

      • It will become be highlighted in blue.

      • You can scroll using left and right arrow to select the widget you are looking for.

    • Then clicking on the button “Clicking on the “+ ADD” button  located on the top of the blue area, will add the widget on the Dashboard.

    • This A new widget will always appears on the right of the Dashboard, sticked to the top.

    • Depending on the widget type, you will have an empty box or the default view.

    • To make it be operational, you will need to configure the widget, that is very easy to do (new widget needs to be configured (a very easy task : see widgets chapter).

 

  • Resize a widget

    • Some widgets are resizable.
      • They will be surrounded by a blue border.
      • When placing the mouse over, a blue triangle will also be displayed in the bottom right corner.
    • To initiate the resize, place the mouse on the border of the widget, click and move the mouse to the new size.
      • Each widget as a minimum size.