Managing dashboard views

WhatsUp Gold comes with a several pre-configured dashboard views. You can create your own dashboard views to use in addition to the pre-configured views. You can create as many as you feel necessary to organize your system for efficient reporting.

To create a new dashboard view:

  1. From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to Admin > Dashboard Views. The Manage Dashboard Views dialog appears.
  2. Click New. The New Dashboard View dialog appears.
  3. Enter or select the appropriate information:
    • View name. Enter a unique name for the dashboard view.
    • View Type. Select the type of view on which to base the new view.
    • Start with. Select how you would like the dashboard view to begin. You may choose one of the pre-configured views or choose An empty view to create your own customized dashboard view.
    • Number of columns. If creating a customized view, enter the number of columns to include in the view.
    • Column 1 width. If creating a customized view, enter the width of the first column in the view (in pixels).
    • Column 2 width. If creating a customized view, enter the width of the second column in the view (in pixels).
  4. Click OK to save changes.

To edit an existing dashboard view:

  1. From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to Admin > Dashboard Views. The Manage Dashboard Views dialog appears.
  2. Select a view from the list, then click Edit. The Edit Dashboard View dialog appears.
  3. Enter the appropriate information:
    • View name. Enter a unique name for the dashboard view.
    • Number of columns. If creating a customized view, enter the number of columns to include in the view.
    • Column 1 width. If creating a customized view, enter the width of the first column in the view (in pixels).
    • Column 2 width. If creating a customized view, enter the width of the second column in the view (in pixels).
  4. Click OK to save changes.

To copy an existing dashboard view:

  1. From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to Admin > Dashboard Views. The Manage Dashboard Views dialog appears.
  2. Select a view from the list, then click Copy. The Edit Dashboard View dialog appears.
  3. Enter the appropriate information:
    • View name. Enter a unique name for the dashboard view.
    • Number of columns. If creating a customized view, enter the number of columns to include in the view.
    • Column 1 width. If creating a customized view, enter the width of the first column in the view (in pixels).
    • Column 2 width. If creating a customized view, enter the width of the second column in the view (in pixels).
  4. Click OK to save changes.

To copy a dashboard view to another WhatsUp Gold user:

  1. From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to Admin > Dashboard Views. The Manage Dashboard Views dialog appears.
  2. Click Copy to. The Edit Dashboard View dialog appears.
  3. Enter the appropriate information:
    • View name. Enter a unique name for the dashboard view.
    • Copy to user. Select the user account from where you want to copy the dashboard view.
  4. Click OK to save changes.

To delete a dashboard view:

  1. From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to Admin > Dashboard Views. The Manage Dashboard Views dialog appears.
  2. Select a view from the list, then click Delete. A confirmation dialog appears.
  3. Click Yes to confirm the deletion.

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