Editing dashboard templates
Prerequisites
- Create a dashboard template
- Access to the Settings App
Editing dashboard templates
- open the Settings app
- click on the "Dashboard " entry in the navigation menu
- click on the entry "Dashboard template " in the submenu
- 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.