How can I edit a dashboard and add widgets?
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Instructions
Click the menu button in the upper right corner to select "Edit Dashboard."
You can change the name and description of the dashboard.
Further, you can copy or delete the dashboard using the options button to the right of the name.
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How do I add a widget?
1. Select a widget type.
2. In the data tab, you set everything regarding data.
You will see the following fields:
- 1. Data source: define where the data comes from.
- 2.Sensor: select the data you want to display.
- 3. Aggregation: aggregation functions perform calculations on the incoming data and return a single value. This value relates to an elapsed time interval (for example, the hours in a day, the days in a week or month). You can define the interval by setting a time range for the dashboard.
- COUNT: counts the number of values.
- AVG: calculates the average value.
- MAX: shows the maximum value.
- MIN: shows the minimum value.
- FIRST: shows the first value.
- LAST: shows the last value.
- DIFF: calculates the difference between the first and last values.
- 4. Label: This field appears for a widget where you can display multiple values (for example, a chart, sankey).
On a graph, a label will appear at the bottom for each data source and the color by which the data is displayed.
When you hover the mouse pointer over the data, a popup window will appear showing the label associated with the data source.
In addition, there are also these switches:
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Fake data: is going to generate a series of fake data, this makes it easier to set up the widgets when the sensor is not yet transmitting measurements. Keep in mind that this widget in your dashboard will is going to display automatically generated data.
Calculated measurement: a calculated measurement allows the user to directly perform mathematical calculations on the values entered in the portal entered values.
Show events:
Show string data:
Show timestamp data:
Is a timestamp:
In the "settings" tab, you set everything regarding the appearance and position of your widget.
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- The width of the widget is set in proportion to the width of the page. One-sixth of the width of the page is the minimum width, a full page is the maximum width.
- The widget height is measured in pixels.
Save the settings.
You can adjust the settings of the widget afterwards.
To do this, click on the settings button at the top right of the widget field.
Please note!The data range of your widget is directly
linked to the chosen time on the calendar.
By changing the time of day, you will change
the data range of your widget.
How you can do this is explained in the next section of this article.
What you can do is explained in the next section of this article
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How do I determine what data I see?
You can enter the period for which you want to see data.
In the upper right corner of the dashboard, click on the date.
Click on the date from which you want to see data.
Then click on the end date.
Click "Apply" to confirm your selection.
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Widget types
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How can I edit a widget?
Select the "edit widget" icon in the upper-right corner of your widget.
Please note! The time range of your widget is directly linked to the data range that you can set in the top right corner of your dashboard. By changing the data range, you are in fact changing the range of your widget.