Customize a Dashboard Indicator
After adding indicators to dashboards; you can customize some of the properties of the indicator controls. For all controls; you can change the basic information and the colors.
While customizing the indicator controls; you can launch the Dashboard Wizard to modify some of the other properties of the indicator.
- In the Dashboards tab of the My Work Day page; select the dashboard containing the indicator from the drop-down list.
- Right-click on the indicator that you want to customize.
The Properties dialog box opens.
- In each tab of the dialog box; specify settings for the indicator.
- In the Details tab; specify the Name; Description; Access Rights and Chart Type for the indicator.
- In the Metrics tab; view the metric associated with the indicator and add/remove it if needed.
- In the Settings tab; specify the colors; fonts; and layout for titles and legends.
For group indicators; you can also specify the intervals for the charts and specify that the indicators display currency symbols.
In group indicators; currency symbols are displayed in the legend.
- To modify the properties of the indicators; click Wizard to open the Dashboard Wizard at the Indicator Properties screen.
- When you are done; click Finish.
- Click OK in the Properties dialog box to view your changes.
- Select Save to save your Dashboard changes.
When you add an indicator to a dashboard; it’s added at the bottom of the dashboard. But you can drag and drop the indicator to move it to any location in the dashboard. When you press Save; the location is saved with the dashboard.
To resize dashboard indicators; click the bottom-right corner of the indicator and drag it to the desired size.