Adding elements to a dashboard tab

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The page Status > Dashboard > Add Charts is used to add elements to the Value, Inbound, Outbound, or any custom dashboard tab. The following table details the options on the Add Charts page.


Option	Description
Available Tabs	Enables selection of any available tab to add charts. Selection of a tab updates the Preview pane. Functionality is also available to restore defaults for default dashboard tabs.
Dashboard Elements	Enables selection of charts to be added to the selected tab. See Available dashboard charts for a complete list of available elements.
Preview	Displays a preview of the selected chart and enables changes to be made to the chart name, chart type, time period, and top value.

Add charts to a dashboard tab

In the section Available Tabs, from the pull-down menu Add elements to tab, select the desired dashboard tab.

(Optional) If a default tab is selected (i.e., Value, Inbound, or Outbound), click Restore Tab Defaults.

The default settings for the selected default tab are restored.

In the section Dashboard Elements, mark the check boxes next to the elements to be added to the tab.

Selection of an element displays a sample in the Preview pane.

You can add an element to any tab.

Each tab can show a maximum of 12 elements.

Elements currently displayed on the selected tab are marked by a blue circle icon.

You can add multiple copies of the same element to a tab (for example, each might show a different time period).

From the Preview pane, view and customize the selected chart as needed, such as changing the chart name.

The chart name may be up to 47 alphanumeric characters and include spaces and underscores.

Chart type: Many charts can be displayed as a multi-series bar, column, or line chart, or as a stacked area or column chart. Some can be displayed as bar, column, line, or pie charts. The types available depend on the data being displayed.

Time period: Most charts can display a variable time period: Today (the period since midnight of the current day), the last 7 days, or last 30 days.

Top: Charts displaying information about the top users, categories, URLs, and so on can display up to 5 values. Select whether to show the top five values, 6-10 values, 11-15 values, or 16-20 values.

(Optional) Start over with configuration, from the Preview pane, select Restore Defaults.

Changes made to the selected chart are reset the chart to is default time period, type, and top value (if any).

Complete all configuration changes and click Add.

The dashboard tab displays with the configured elements.