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Creating new dashboards using drag and drop -
Description
Some dashboards have predefined view components that can be dragged and dropped directly onto a new dashboard.These components may also have an instance selector to choose the agent instance for a specific agent.Components can also be moved using the drag and drop method to reposition them around the new dashboard page. -
Resolution
To create a new dashboard using a drag and drop method
- To begin, login into the Foglight console
- In Foglight 6.0 and higher, open the Classic Web Console as Knowledgebase article 4226398
- From the collapsing Actions panel on the Right side of the console, click the Create Dashboard Link
- Click the Use All Data radio button, and then the Next button
- Change the name of the dashboard if desired and then click the Finish button
- Click the Cancel button to jump to the new empty dashboard
- Change the tab in the Actions panel to Views
From this area some predefined views and components are available to be dragged and dropped onto the empty Dashboard Canvas.
In this example we will use some components from the SQL Server agent Overview page - Expand Databases | SQL Server | realtime summary | Overview and Databases | SQL Server | Overview
- Next drag and drop some of the components from these areas onto the new dashboard canvas
- By switching back to General tab in the Actions panel, the number of columns can be changed between 1, 2 and 3.
- Change dashboard temporarily to be one column
- Click the Instance Selector link and choose a different agent.
The metrics in the component will change to reflect the current metrics from that selected agent
Some views may have an instance selector option in the top corner of the component.- Click the Instance Selector link and choose a different agent.
The metrics in the component will change to reflect the current metrics from that selected agent
