Working with Portlets

As a project manager or administrator, you can arrange the portlets you want on a shared dashboard for other users to view.

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Table 1 of 2: Working with Portlets

Item	Description
	Dashboards Page: Portlets appear on dashboards. In this example, the Dashboards page presents a series of tabbed dashboards. The currently selected dashboard also shows links for expanding and collapsing its portlets, as well as a Customize button where you can configure the portlets that appear.
	Dashboard Filter: The same portlets are capable of displaying data for any number of projects. Use this field to filter all portlets on a dashboard by project, portfolio, or projects sharing a project code.
	Portlet Titlebar: In addition to its title, each portlet's titlebar shows icons for expanding or collapsing, accessing help, refreshing, maximizing or restoring, and closing it. Some portlets also include a print icon.
	Wide Layout Size: The Project Gantt Chart portlet is positioned on top and set to a wide size. Each portlet includes features unique to itself, such as toolbars, customizable elements, filters, links to other data, and mouseover tooltips.
	Narrow Layout Size: The My Projects portlet is positioned below it and to the left in a narrow size. This portlet requires that you select a resource team before it can display any data.
	Custom Portlet: You can use a portlet to display custom online content.
	Collapsed Portlet: The Communication Center portlet is collapsed. Expand it to view its contents.

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Table 2 of 2: Working with Portlets

Item	Description
	Performance Portlet: Quick visual indicators immediately report status in the Schedule, Earned Value, and Index Performance portlets.
	My Projects Portlet: This portlet provides a high-level listing of each project's current status. Click a project name link to open the project.
	Histogram: This portfolio view portlet has been formatted as a histogram comparing earned value data per project.
	Pie Chart: This portfolio view portlet has been formatted as a pie chart and configured to show its data labels and a color-coded legend. Other formats available include bubble charts, scorecards, and three varieties of histogram.
	Scorecard: This portfolio view portlet has been formatted as a scorecard with a custom assortment of columns.