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Editing dashboard templates

Prerequisites


Editing dashboard templates

  1. open the Settings app
  2. click on the "Dashboard " entry in the navigation menu
  3. click on the entry "Dashboard template " in the submenu
  4. select the dashboard template you want to edit from the list. The following operations are now available to you:
Operation Description
Edit Edit
Archive Dashboard templates that are no longer required can be archived.
Global rollout By clicking on " Global rollout", you can decide whether only existing dashboards of the template should be updated or whether new dashboards should also be created. Always in the context of the referenced machine template
Update dashboard template The dashboard template is updated based on a selected dashboard.
Create dashboard Generates a new dashboard for a selected machine based on the dashboard template.

Edit

Click on the "" button to open a new dialog window for editing a dashboard template. Enter the required information here and fill in the necessary fields.

Note

The 'Start version' and 'End version' have an effect on the machines for which a dashboard is generated. If the version of the machine is not in the corresponding version range, no dashboard is generated for this machine.

Keyword Description Example
Name Name your dashboard template with a unique name. Dashboard template attachment XY-21
Dashboard in the portal on machine location Describes whether corresponding references are displayed under the machine in the portal app. -
Location Specifies the company under which the generated dashboards are displayed. If the field is left empty, the location of the respective machine is used when generating the dashboard. Heidelberg
'Start version' The start version of the selected dashboard template from which the dashboard template is valid. v0
Final version The final version of the selected dashboard template until which the dashboard template is valid. v6

Archive

By clicking on you can archive the selected dashboard template. Please note that you must confirm this action beforehand.


Global rollout

Executes a global rollout. The dashboards are named according to the following scheme: "machine_name_dashboard_template_name"


Update dashboard template

Click on to open a new dialog window for updating the dashboard template. You can select from a list of available dashboards which dashboard should be used to update the dashboard template.

Keyword Description Example
Type Select the dashboard type to filter the results. Grafana
Dashboard Select a dashboard from the list with which the dashboard template is to be overwritten or updated. Dashboard KH87

Once you have made your selection, confirm your entries by clicking on "Send". This updates the dashboard template with the information from the selected dashboard.


Create dashboard

Clicking on opens a new dialog box for creating a dashboard for a single machine. You must enter a name for the dashboard and select the machine for which the dashboard is to be created.

Keyword Description Example
Name Name the dashboard to be created My dashboard
Machine Select the machine for which the dashboard is to be created from the list. Machine AX800

Once you have entered your details, confirm them by clicking on "Send". This creates a dashboard based on the dashboard template for the selected machine.