R12.1-2025Jul03
Create a Widget
Following the steps below to create a widget:
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Click the start menu
and select Network Dashboard Widget & Template.
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On the Widgets tab, point to the category in the left pane and click the
icon to select New Widget from the drop-down menu.
- Fill in the generic information about the Widget, including name (case-insensitive) and description.
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Select the data source for the Widget.
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Select Qapp as Data Source
Note: If you select this option, this Widget will be categorized as a monitor widget.
- Select Qapp.
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Click Browse to select a Qapp file and click OK.
The execution frequency of the Qapp is configurable in a dashboard. See Qapp Settings for more details. -
Specify the Widget Type, table, or chart.
- Select the data type to be displayed in the Widget. If the Event data type is selected, you can skip all the following steps.
- If the widget type is a table, you can select the Display _ Row check box and specify a value to limit the maximum rows displayed in the table. The default value is 20.
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Select a data table from the Qapp file.
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Select metrics to be displayed in the Widget.
- In a table widget, the selected widgets are used as column headers.
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In a chart widget, the selected widgets are used as the focused parameters in the vertical ordinates.
- If the widget type is a table, select a metric to sort the table. By default, the table is sorted in ascending order, and you can click asc to change the order.
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Select Data Table as Data Source
Note: If you select this option, this Widget will be categorized as a static widget.
- Select Data Table.
- Select a data table from the drop-down list.
- Click Save.
Widget Type
Type | Description |
Generic Table |
Display metrics in a table. It has the following options:
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Generic Chart |
Display metrics in a chart. It has the following options:
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