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Dashboard
The Dashboard is an Executive Information System, which gives users a
Bird's Eye view of their SOA by way of a set of
Gadgets. Users can use the default set of
Gadgets shipped with a WSO2 product as well as
adding their own.
Note:Users
without proper Role
permissions may not be able to manipulate Gadgets in System Dashboards.
Currently, in order to manipulate a system Dashboard, users must belong
to the Admin Role
Gadgets
WSO2 Gadgets adhere to the
Google Gadget Specification. This allows users to extend the default Dashboard by
adding new Gadgets.
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Adding a Gadget
- Click "Add Gadgets"
- Enter the URL of the Gadget XML
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Configuring Gadgets
By default the gadget authors can set gadget preferences for each gadget.
These preferences can be viewed and modified by the users by opening the settings drop
down in gadgets preferences.
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Copy a gadget
- Click on settings button
- From the drop down menu, select "copy this gadget "
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Move a gadget
- Click on settings button
- From the drop down menu, select "Move To "
- Choose the tab that the gadget should be moved
Tabs
To minimize clutter, the Dashboard supports multiple Tabs.
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create new Tab
- Click "Add a New Tab"
- Enter a name for the new Tab
Once a Tab is created, users can select the newly created Tab and add
Gadgets to it as described
above.
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Cloning a Tab
Dashboard users can clone an existing tab. To clone a tab;
- Click "Clone Active Tab"
- Enter a name for the new Tab
Once the Clone is created users can configure the gadgets.
Finding Gadget Details
Once the gadget is added, the user can inquire the gadget details by clicking on about
gadget in the preferences
menu.
- Click on settings button
- From the drop down menu, select "About Gadget "