Archived - Key Info dashlet

To add a Key Info dashlet to a custom dashboard

To edit the parameters of the information that is displayed on the Key Info dashlet

The Key Info dashlet displays information about and the status of a managed object. The time period of the status can be edited. You can also add an annotation to the dashlet.

The Key Info dashlet is applicable to devices, components, services and VM platforms. It is not applicable to Views or Subviews.

To add a Key Info dashlet to a custom dashboard:

1. When adding a dashlet to a new custom dashboard or editing an existing custom dashboard, follow the instructions for adding a dashlet, select Key Info in the Select Dashlet Type, and click Next.
2. The Create Dashlet form will slide in on the right. Enter a name for your dashlet in the Name field.
3. You can then choose the source of the data to be displayed in the dashlet.
   
   
   The Key Info dashlet cannot have a View or Subview as its data source.
   
   
   • If you want this dashlet to source its data from the context of its parent dashboard, select Dashboard. You can see the context of the parent dashboard in the Dashboard Context field at the top of the form.
   • If you want this dashlet to source its data from another dashlet in this current dashboard, select Dashlet.
   • If you want this dashlet to source its data from a specific managed object on your network, select Fixed Object. You can then click Browse to an object to search for the managed object in Explorer, or drag into the box your desired managed object in from another browser window.
4. Choose whether you want the dashlet to display the managed object's current status in the Show Current Status field. This option can also be accessed via the dashlet's Overflow Menu.
5. Choose whether you want the dashlet to also display the status history in the Show Status History field. If selected you can select the time range in the Default Time Period field below. This option can also be accessed via the dashlet's Overflow Menu.
6. Choose whether you want the dashlet to display empty values in the Hide Empty Values field. This option can also be accessed via the dashlet's Overflow Menu.
7. Click the AdvancedSettings field to open the Advanced Settings form.
   1. Choose whether you want to hide the title of the dashlet in the Hide Title Bar field. If selected, the dashlet's Overflow Menu will also be hidden, but in the Promote Menu Options field you can then choose if you want to display the options in the dashlet's Overflow Menu in the overall dashboard's Overflow Menu.
   2. Choose whether you want the dashlet to automatically refresh in the Auto Refresh field. By default this is set to On.
   3. Click Done in the top right of the form to save and return to the Create Dashlet form, otherwise click Cancel.
8. Click Done in the top right of the dashlet to save, otherwise click Cancel.

To edit the parameters of the information that is displayed on the Key Info dashlet:

To edit the parameters of the information that is displayed, click on the dashlet's Overflow Menu.

• Tick the Hide Empty Values box to hide empty values from being displayed. By default, this is not ticked.
• Tick the Show Current Status box to display the current status of the managed object. By default, this is ticked.
• Tick the Show Status History Summary to display a status history over a specified time period. By default, this is ticked. The time period can be changed in the Change Time Period field below.
• Click Change Time Period to open the Change Time Period form on the right of the browser. Click the Time Period dropdown field to select a time period for the status history summary, ranging from the previous 1 hour to the previous 52 weeks. Click Done in the top right of the form to save your change, otherwise click Cancel.
• Click Edit Annotation to open the Annotation form on the right of the browser. This enables you to add a text annotation that is displayed in the dashlet. Enter the text as you want, and then click Done in the top right of the form to save your annotation, otherwise click Cancel. If you have added an annotation, you can edit it via the same method. To delete an annotation, either click the X to the right of the annotation in the dashlet itself, or navigate to the Annotation form and delete the text there.