You can customize the template by resizing, moving, or adding widget placeholders
according to your requirement.
About this task
Remember: You can customize an existing template and use it. But the
customized template cannot be saved for future use to create new dashboards.
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In the Custom Views tab, click
Edit Template.
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Select a widget placeholder.
You can resize a widget placeholder from all the sides and drag it to a different location. If
the widgets overlap each other while you are resizing or dragging them, the Invalid resize
operation or Invalid move operation message is displayed.
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To add a widget placeholder to existing template, complete the following steps:
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Click Set page height in menu options
and specify a higher value for row count and click anywhere outside the menu to increase the height
of the page.
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Specify a widget placeholder according to your requirement in the blank area on the page by
placing the pointer and dragging it to create a box.
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Use the following menu options to complete different operations on the template:
| Option |
Description |
| Undo |
To undo the last action. |
| Redo |
To redo the last action. |
| Delete selected box |
To delete a widget, select the widget and click Delete selected box
icon. |
| Reset |
To create a blank template. To specify a widget placeholder on the blank template, place
the pointer in the Draw Templates Here area and drag it to create a box. You can create widget
placeholders of different sizes in the Draw Templates Here area. The placeholders can be moved or
resized but cannot overlap each other.
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| Set page height |
To set the height of the page. You can specify the row count as 20 through 120
rows. |
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Click
Edit Template to use the template that is created.
What to do next
Create the widget. Go to step 6 in the Creating and managing custom pages topic.