InetSoft Product How-To: Dashboard Software - Editing a Dashboard Layout

With InetSoft's dashboard software, users can easily edit a dashboard layout for a custom look and feel thanks to an abundant tool set and flexible javascript architecture. View the information below to learn more about the Style Intelligence solution.

To edit an existing dashboard layout, follow the steps below:

1. Open the 'Dashboard Configuration' page (in the Server tab, under 'Presentation' > 'Dashboard').

2. In the 'Layouts' table, click the 'Edit' button next to the dashboard you wish to edit.

The 'Edit' button opens the 'Edit Layout' dialog box. To delete a layout entirely, Click the 'Delete' button in the right-most column.

In the following example we will create the portlet layout shown below, which has one “row container” on the top and three “column containers” on the bottom:

To create this layout, follow the steps below:

 
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1. Open the 'Dashboard Configuration' page (in the Server tab, under 'Presentation' > 'Dashboard').

2. Under the 'Layouts' table, click the 'New Layout' button. This opens the 'Layout Properties' dialog box.

3. In the 'Layout Name' field, enter “My Layout”.

4. In the 'Description' field, enter “One over three,” and click 'Apply'. This opens the 'Edit Layout' dialog box.

5. Click the 'Add Row' button to add a row container element to the layout.

6. Click the same 'Add Row' button again to add a second row container element.

7. Click the 'Add Column' button in the bottom row container element to add a column container element.  

8. Click the same 'Add Column' button twice more to add two more col­umns container elements. This is now the desired configuration.

9. Click 'OK' to save the new layout and return to the 'Dashboard Con­figuration' page.

The layout called “My Layout” should now appear in the 'Layout' table. To verify the appearance of the new layout, select the 'New Dashboard' button. This opens the 'Dashboard Properties' dialog box, where you will be able to see all the available layouts. Confirm that the layout called “My Layout” displays the desired configuration.

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