Specifying the Pagelets or Tiles That Can Appear on a Dashboard

Use the Tab Content page (PTSYSTABCONTENT) to specify which pagelets can appear on classic dashboards and which tiles can appear on fluid dashboards. (This page is similar to the pages that you use for the same purposes on homepages. The process is also the same.)

Navigation:

On the Manage Dashboard Pages page:

  • Click the Pagelets button to specify pagelets for a classic dashboard.

  • Click the Tiles button to specify tiles for a fluid dashboard.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Content - Tab Content page for pagelets. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

Note:

The Layout page tab is not displayed for fluid dashboards.
Content - Tab Content page for pagelets

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Content - Tab Content page for tiles. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

Content - Tab Content page for tiles

To select the pagelets or tiles that can be displayed on this dashboard:

  1. Expand any collapsed group boxes and then select the check box to make the pagelet or tile available for this dashboard.

    Select the Include All? check box to select all pagelets or tiles in the category.

    Note:

    The user must have security access to the pagelet or tile definition for the pagelet or tile to be displayed on the dashboard.

  2. In addition:

    • For classic dashboards, you can click the Pagelet Search button and select a pagelet from the Pagelet Search page to add it to the dashboard definition.

      See Searching for and Importing Pagelets and Tiles for more information on searching for pagelets on local and remote nodes.

    • For fluid dashboards, you can click the Add Tiles button and select a tile from the Tile Search page to add it to the dashboard definition.

      See Searching for and Importing Pagelets and Tiles for more information on searching for tiles on local and remote nodes.

  3. Use the drop-down list box to select the pagelet or tile behavior. If you're creating a section, you must select the tile behavior type other than Optional.

    Note:

    If you change the behavior type of a tile and the tile is assigned to a section on the Section Assignments page, the behavior type of the tile in the section is automatically updated to reflect the change.

    Values are:

    Field or Control Description

    Optional

    The pagelet or tile is available to all users that have permissions to the pagelet or tile. The pagelet or tile is not visible by default, but users have the option to add this tile or pagelet to their dashboard. In addition, once added to a dashboard, the user can move or delete this pagelet or tile.

    Only selected optional tiles are available for users to add later on to their dashboard.

    Setting a tile that is assigned in a section from non-Optional to Optional removes the tile from the section because Optional tiles cannot be assigned to sections.

    Opt-Dflt (optional default)

    The pagelet or tile is visible to all users by default for users that have permissions to the pagelet or tile; users can move or delete the pagelet or tile.

    Note:You must select the Opt-Dflt setting if you wish to publish additional tiles to users who have already personalized this homepage. See (Fluid only) Publishing Additional Tiles to Already Personalized Dashboards for more information.

    Req-Fix (required fixed)

    The pagelet or tile is visible to all users by default for users that have permissions to the pagelet or tile; however, users cannot move or delete the pagelet.

    Required

    The pagelet or tile is visible to all users by default for users that have permissions to the pagelet or tile; users can move the pagelet or tile, however, they cannot delete it.

  4. Click the Save button.

    If you're creating a standard fluid dashboard, that is, a dashboard without sections, then on clicking the Save button, the fluid dashboard is ready for use.

    If you want to create a sectionalized fluid dashboard, that is, a dashboard with sections, then you should use the Section Assignments tab to create sections and assign tiles to it.

(Fluid only) Deselecting a Tile on an Existing Fluid Dashboard

When you deselect a tile on an existing fluid dashboard, the tile is not displayed on a user-personalized fluid dashboard and a non-personalized fluid dashboard.