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Build a Dashboard

You can create a Dashboard for the Assets of your Tenant via the App Builder. As a prerequisite to this guide, you need to perform these actions first:

  1. Open the App Builder
  1. Click on Create new

… to create a new Dashboard.

  1. Enter a Name for your Dashboard
  1. Toggle the checkbox Enabled

… to make the Dashboard accessible as a Tile on the Hub for users of your Tenant.

  1. Click on Create at the top right

… to create the Dashboard with the name that you have entered before.

  1. Click on Add new board

… to create a new board for your Dashboard.

  1. Enter information of your board

At least you need to type in the Name of your board and toggle the checkbox next to Enabled, so the boardis displayed in the Dashboard.

  1. Select an Asset that this board will be displayed on

… by clicking on the Dropdown below Asset and toggling the checkbox next to your desired Asset.

Keep in mind, that your board will only be displayed on these selected Assets and not on all Assets of your Dashboard!

  1. Press Save changes

… to save your selections.

  1. Switch to the Tiles Tab

Now we are adding a Grafana Panel to your board!

  1. Click on Add tile

… to open the Tile store (see Tiles)

  1. Click on Grafana

… to add a Grafana Tile.

  1. Enter the information for the Grafana Tile

At least you need to enter the Name of the Tile.

  1. Select the Grafana folder and Grafana dashboard for the Tile
  1. Click on Save

… to save the Grafana Tile. Afterwards it will be displayed on your board.

  1. Click on Save changes

… to save the board. When you navigate back to the Hub, you see a Tile that links to your created Dashboard.

  1. Click on the Dashboard Tile

… to open your created Dashboard. You are now able to add more Tilesto your Dashboardand customize it even further!

Mission accomplished!

You have created a Dashboard containing a Grafana Tile to display data of a Device.