Overview

Concepts and mechanisms describe below apply for both global and project dashboards.

Creating Dashboard

Logged users can create as many dashboards as they need.

Click on Manage dashboards and fill the form to create a new dashboard:

The newly created dashboard will appear immediately in the left navigation bar and and can be customised by adding widgets.

When administrators create a dashboard, they have the ability to share it. This means that this dashboard can be followed by authenticated users and can also be used as a default dashboard. This is done by ticking Shared:

Customizing Dashboard

The content of a dashboard can be fully customized.

Changing Layout

To change the layout of a dashboard (e.g. three columns instead of two), click on Configure widgets and then pick a layout on the right hand side:

Adding a Widget

To add a widget, click on Configure widgets. The list of available widgets is shown at the top of the page. Click on Add widget to add the desired widget:

Moving a Widget

To move a widget within a dashboard, click on Configure widgets, then drag & drop the widget.

Removing a Widget

To remove a widget, click on Configure widgets and then click on Delete:

Managing Dashboards

Click on Manage dashboards to manage available dashboards:

From there you can:

1. Follow / Unfollow a shared dashboard
2. Change the order of the dashboards in the left navigation bar
3. Delete a dashboard
4. Configure widgets

Managing Default Dashboards

An administrator can customise the list and the content of the default dashboards. The default dashboards are the ones presented to unauthenticated users as well as authenticated users that have not done any customization. This is done by logging in, go to Configuration > Default dashboards and then select default dashboards to display and their order,

Project Dashboard

The project dashboard is the entry point when looking at a project. It presents an overview of the project measures.

Global Dashboard