Dashboards

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Dashboards provide real-time, top-level views of all critical issues, services and infrastructure. Whereas service containers let you group tests and devices according to business-oriented views, the dashboards provide a more abstract way to organize information. For example, you might create a dashboard to monitor bandwidth across your entire network, or a dashboard that reports which devices are the top resource hogs.

To view the Dashboard

Click Reports > Dashboards and select an organization from the Current Organization drop-down list.

Managing Dashboards

The Dashboards list shows any dashboards you have created, and the ones other have shared with you.

Creating a Dashboard

1. Click the Create Dashboard icon.
2. In the Create Dashboard dialog, enter the following:

• Name - Enter a Dashboard name.
• Description - Enter a longer description.
• Visibility - Private or Public.

1. Click Apply to create the dashboard.

After the dashboard is created, you have to select pods with metrics you want to display.

1. Select a pod category.
2. Click the Create link for a pod template.
3. Enter the Details for the pod instance you are creating. The set of fields can differ, as required by each pod template. Typical fields include:

• Name
• Type - Devices, Test, Containers
• Selection Method - Manual or Automatic. If Automatic you must provide a criterion for automatically selecting items.
• Limit / Count - Show items with either the greatest or least value.
• Refresh (min)
• Graph Period
• Maximum Value
• Sort Criteria
• Sort Direction
• Row Color
• Layout
• Scale
• Chart Layer Type
• Data Label
• Color

1. Click Apply.

Each dashboard comprises one or more dashboard pods.

• You can drag and drop your dashboard components to arrange them in the dashboard.
• Click the maximize/minimize icons to resize a single pod.

Dashboard Row Options

Click a row's option icon to select the following:

• Set as Default - Displays this dashboard by default.
• Details - Edits the dashboard's properties.
• Remove - Deletes the dashboard.

For more information on Dashboards, see Dashboards in the Traverse User Guide.