Dashboard Display

The Dashboard display is used to visualize Real Time and History data from multiple objects at the same time using a grid of tiles, where each object is assigned its own tile or series of tiles. The view on each tile can be configured to show different views for the assigned object (table view, trend view, faceplate view etc.).

Performance counters for objects can also be visualized on the Dashboard tiles by adding the object to a tile then using the performance counters tab on the Display Item Properties panel (accessed from the View menu, or shortcut Ctrl+F10) to select a performance counter.

The Trend view can visualize RealTime or History trends (or both on adjacent tiles for the same object). This is also configured on the Display Item Properties panel by selecting the Trend configuration tab).

The Dashboard display can be opened from the Open menu (Ctrl+D) or from the context menu of an object in a model panel (shortcut Alt+D).

Figure 1. Dashboard Display

Selecting Dashboard Tiles

When a Dashboard tile is selected it will be highlighted with a blue box and the icon certificate view 32 icon will appear in the corner of the selected tile.

Clicking on the icon certificate view 32 icon will load the respective object associated with the tile into the Object Properties panel. This can also be achieved by right-click on the tile and selecting _Load in Property Panel from the context menu (shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+L).

Dashboard Menu Bar

The number of columns and rows of tiles in the Dashboard display can be increased or decreased using the options available on the menu bar at the top of the display. Tiles can also be merged together horizontally and vertically (and subsequently split apart) by selecting multiple tiles (Ctrl+Select) and using the Merge tiles icon.

Table 1. Dashboard Display Menu Bar Items
Element	Shortcut	Action
	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`S`	Calls the Save Display dialogue
	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`O`	Calls the Open Display dialogue
	-	Calls the Settings dialogue
	`Ctrl`+`*`	Merge tiles (only enabled when applicable)
	`Del`	Delete tile (only enabled when applicable)
	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`/`	Split tiles vertically (only enabled when applicable)
	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`/`	Split tiles horizontally (only enabled when applicable)
	-	Add column of tiles on the right
	-	Add row of tiles at the bottom
	-	Delete last column of tiles
	-	Delete last row of tiles
	-	Switch tile mode to trend view (only enabled when applicable)
	-	Switch tile mode to faceplate view (only enabled when applicable)
	-	Switch tile mode to faceplate(AE) view (only enabled when applicable)
	-	Switch tile mode to faceplate (KPI) view (only enabled when applicable)
		Switch tile mode to table view (only enabled when applicable)
		Switch tile mode to performance view (only enabled when applicable)
		Switch tile mode to Class Config view (only enabled when applicable)
		Switch tile mode to Bullet Graph view (only enabled when applicable)
		Switch tile mode to Data Ticker view (only enabled when applicable)