Editing a Widget
Widgets have a number of options governing
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which KPIs are displayed
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which entities are included
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what form the display takes
To set these options for a widget, click on its Widget Settings button 
. The Widget Settings dialog is displayed (Fig. 1).
Fig. 1 - Widget Settings - Bar Chart
The settings are arranged in tabs, as described below.
| Tab | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Widget Type | To define the type of widget you require |
| Data Tab | To set which KPIs are displayed, and specify configuration. For details on all available KPIs, see KPI Reference. |
| Display Tab | To set how the selected data is displayed within the widget. The tab's contents vary depending on the type of widget selected. |
| Filters Tab | To limit the widget to display only the data that meets the specified filter criteria. |
| Thresholds Tab | To draw attention within the widget to the fact that the value of a metric has met or exceeded a threshold. Such metrics then display in the specified color instead of the default. |
| Summaries Tab |
To define which data columns are displayed in summary in the report. Available only for History reports of type Summary. |
| Formulas Tab |
To create formulas which create new columns by acting upon values from one or more aggregation columns. Available only for History reports of type Summary. |
Widgets of type IFrame and HTML have simple settings without tabs, as detailed below.
IFrame settings
Fig. 2 - IFrame settings
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Widget title | A descriptive name for the widget |
| Source | The full URL of an external web site/page, e.g. https://www.google.com/ |
HTML settings
Fig. 3 - HTML settings
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Widget title | A descriptive name for the widget |
| HTML |
Any valid HTML markup entered in this field will be rendered inside the widget area. Some invalid markup (e.g. <b>Hello</h1>) will be corrected in rendering (e.g. <b>Hello</b>). Invalid markup that could not be corrected will not be rendered. |