Creating dashboards

Create a dashboard by specifying the properties and selecting widgets for display. The properties include the name, the location of the page in the navigation pane, and the page layout. The items for selection depend on the products that are in your Dashboard Application Services Hub installation. All dashboards that are created in the console have a resource type of Custom. Select or change the items that are displayed on the dashboard.

The dashboard layout can be proportional, freeform, or fluid, as described in the following table.

Table 1. Dashboard layouts
Layout Description
Proportional Widgets can be positioned anywhere. Widgets proportionally resize based on the resolution of the screen that is used. Widgets can be overlaid. Proportional layout does not support scrolling.
Freeform Widgets can be positioned anywhere. Widgets can be overlaid. Freeform dashboards scroll horizontally or vertically, depending on the size of screen that is used.
Fluid Widgets reorder their position on the dashboard, depending on the type of screen. You cannot overlay widgets. This layout type supports vertical scrolling only. When a screen is narrow, widgets are displayed vertically. This layout type is the most flexible for mobile device screens, for example, tablets and smartphone screens.

Procedure

  1. Log in as a user with the iscadmins role and click New page icon.
  2. In the Page name field, type a descriptive name for the page. In the Page location field, specify the location of the page in the navigation pane.
    Consider the content of the dashboard and how users can find that content by looking for the dashboard name in the navigation pane.
  3. Select the dashboard layout.
  4. Click the Optional Setting label and associate one or more roles with the new dashboard and set the level of access for each role.
  5. Click OK.
    The taskbar tab is updated with the name of the new dashboard. A window is displayed that includes a widget palette from which you can select widgets.
  6. Drag items from the content palette to the content area below the palette.
    Use the grid lines to help you position each widget.
  7. To resize a widget, click anywhere near one of its borders to display resizing handles.

What to do next

  • Ensure that the user roles that can access the dashboard can also access the widgets on the dashboard.
  • Configure the widgets that are on the dashboard. For example, you can change the skin and position of a widget on the dashboard. To access widget settings, click Edit options Edit options button. To set defaults for all users, click Edit. Settings for Web GUI widgets are described in this information center. Settings for Dashboard Application Services Hub widgets are described on the Jazz for Service Management information center at http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEKCU/welcome.
  • To configure the widgets to communicate by using wires, click Show wires.