Customizing Your Dashboard

You can customize any Dashboard to which you have access by selecting portlets to appear on your Dashboard and by selecting the information that is displayed in each portlet.

To add a portlet to your Dashboard, use the Add content to this column menu to select from the available portlets and then click the Add icon , which is beside the field. The portlets displayed in the list depend on whether you are adding a portlet to the right or left column and which portlets have already been added to the Dashboard.

After the portlet is placed on your Dashboard, you can click and drag the portlet header to move it to a different location. However, you cannot move a portlet from one column to another.

To change the information that a portlet displays, click on the configuration icon in the portlet’s header. Use the Portlet Configuration page to select options that narrow the focus of the information displayed in the portlet. The options available are unique to each portlet. Examples include the following:

You can use groups (compatible groups, mixed groups, and application groups) to make your Dashboard portlets more useful. Groups enable you to organize resources by type or function within your organization. You can then configure portlets to display information about resources in particular groups, so your Dashboard contains information about the resources that are most vital to you.

To remove a portlet from the Dashboard, click on the delete icon for the portlet.