Managing the Dashboard Designer
Describes how to manage Dashboard Designer components to
create and deploy dashboards that support connectivity to different data sources, and then view
these dashboards on the Telco Network Cloud Manager - Performance
Engine user interface.
Layouts Dashboard Designer that helps you build a structure for a dashboard. It has placeholders for charts, widget templates, custom widgets, or external URLs. Dashboard Designer displays two types of layouts, default layouts and custom layouts. Default layouts are the ready to use layouts that are already provided in the Dashboard Designer . However, you can also create your own layouts and save them as custom layouts. You can create multiple custom layouts, categorize them, and save them for future use. Charts Widgets Testing database connection with Connector Source Connector component to connect to a data source and select and configure the data provider. Connector is the predefined interface template and is the base for Connector sources. Data Definitions Dashboard Designer displays two types of data definitions, default data definitions and custom data definitions.Filters Dashboard Designer displays two types of filters, default filters and custom filters. Default filters are already provided in the Dashboard Designer . However, you can also create your own filters and save them as custom filters. You can create multiple custom filters, categorize them, and save them for future use. Adding custom filters or default filters to dashboards is optional. You can add filters when you are creating or modifying dashboards. Dashboards Dashboard Designer to create, view, modify, delete, import, or export dashboards. You can create dashboards to view multiple widgets and set relations between the widgets. You can also view, modify, or delete widgets within a dashboard.Themes Dashboard Designer to create, preview, modify, copy, delete, or deploy custom themes. You can also view the default themes in Dashboard Designer , but cannot modify, delete, or deploy them. Both the default and the custom themes can be applied to Engine only. You cannot apply these themes to the Dashboard Designer . The default themes along with the deployed custom themes are displayed on Engine .Menu Access Telco Network Cloud Manager - Performance Engine . A menu contains two types of nodes, category nodes and dashboard nodes. A menu can host multiple dashboards that are categorized by using category nodes. Managing Engine user interface Dashboard Designer , the dashboards and widgets are displayed on Telco Network Cloud Manager - Performance Engine .