Create a Dashboard

To create a new ExtremeLocation Essentials dashboard:

  1. Select the icon from the main menu to view the Dashboards screen.
    The dashboard marked as favorite automatically loads.
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    The Dashboard Screen
  2. If dashboards are available for this account, select the button from tool bar.
    The dashboard marked as default automatically loads.
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    The Dashboard Screen
  3. Select Create Dashboard from the drop-down list.
    The following New Dashboard screen displays.
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    New Dashboard Screen
  4. Select one of the available widget categories.
    Widgets on the New Dashboard screen are classified into:
    • Site Analytics - Use the widgets in this category to display site analytics data.
    • Category Analytics - Use the widgets in this category to display category/zonal analytics data.
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    Widget Categories

    Use the Search text box to drill down to the widgets of interest.

    For more information on the above widgets, see Dashboard Widgets.

  5. Click the widget to select it. You can select multiple widgets to add to the dashboard at a time.
    A green check mark appears on the top right of the selected widget.
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    A Selected and an Unselected Widget
    Note

    Note

    Each ExtremeLocation Essentials dashboard can contain a maximum of 12 widgets and these widgets can be from different widget categories.
  6. Select Next located to the top right, above the New Dashboard screen.
    The following screen displays:
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    New Dashboard screen - Widget Placement and Sizing
    To remove a widget already placed on the dashboard, use the icon located to the top right of each widget. Selecting this icon immediately removes the widget from the dashboard.
  7. Use the buttons to rearrange or re-size the selected widgets on the new dashboard.
    To rearrange the widgets, select the icon. This is the default selection. Select a widget and drag it to the desired location on the dashboard. The other widgets on the dashboard are automatically rearranged to accommodate the moved or re-sized widget. To re-size a widget, select the icon. A small triangle appears in the bottom right of each widget. Click and drag this triangle to re-size the widget.
  8. Select Save to save the final dashboard layout.
    At any time use Back to navigate to the previous screen. Similarly, use Cancel to exit without creating the dashboard.
    A small window appears.
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    Name the New Dashboard
  9. Provide a name for this dashboard and select Save.
    The dashboard is saved and displays the configured data.
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