Creating custom widgets to list all instances

For Telco Network Cloud Manager - Performance data sources, by using a Grid chart, you create a custom widget that lists all the instances for a selected source and resource type. You can add this widget as a master widget in a master-listener or a drill-down relation to drill down to other widgets that display data for the selected instances. You cannot add this widget as a listener widget or a drill-down widget. You must add this widget as a master widget only.

Complete the following steps to create an instances custom widget:

1. In the left navigation pane of Dashboard Designer, click Custom Widgets > Create New Widget.

   The New Widget page opens.

2. Click the Edit icon that is displayed next to the New Widget, Widget Description, and Widget Title fields, and enter a name, title, and description for your widget.
   Note: Only alphanumeric characters, spaces, and underscore are supported.
3. The Show Gridlines checkbox is selected by default.
   If you do not want the grid-line view, clear the checkbox.
4. In the left navigation pane, click Charts > Other Charts, and drag a Grid chart to the widget.
5. Click icon.
6. In the Set Data Definition window, click Create a Data Definition, and then click Continue.
7. From the Connector Type list, select Telco Network Cloud Manager - Performance Connector.
8. In the Data Definition with pane, click All Instances, and complete the following steps:
   1. From the SOURCE list, select a data source.
   2. From the RESOURCE TYPE list, select a monitoring agent.
9. Click the Save icon.
10. Optional: To clear the selections, click the Clear icon.
11. Optional: To modify the selection, click the Edit icon.
12. Click icon to set the widget and chart properties.
    For more information about setting widget and chart properties, see the following topics:

    • Setting widget properties for all the chart types
    • Setting properties for Grid charts
13. Optional: To add a background image to the widget, complete the following steps:
    1. Click icon that is displayed on the upper-right of the widget.
    2. In the Background Image pop-up window, click Add Background Image, and then click Select from File.
    3. Browse to the image file location on your computer, select the file, and then click Open.
       Note: You can add PNG, JPEG, JPG, or GIF image files of size less than or equal to 2 MB.

       The selected image is added as a background image to the widget. To replace the image, repeat the steps, and select another image. To delete the image, click No Background Image.

14. To save the widget as a custom widget, click Save, and complete the following steps in the Save Widget window:
    1. In the Name field, enter a name for the widget.
    2. To save the widget to an existing category, click Existing category, select a category name from the drop-down list, and then click Save.
    3. To save the widget to a new category, click New Category, enter a category name, and then click Save.
15. To save the widget with another name, click the Save As option, and in the Save As Widget window, enter the required details.