How to Choose Dashboard Layouts
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Portlet dashboards contain report and Viewsheet elements in a row/column layout. A variety of default
row/column layouts are available. To create a custom dashboard layout, follow the steps below:
1. Open the 'Dashboard Configuration' page (in the Server tab, under 'Presentation' > 'Dashboard').
2. Under the 'Layouts' table, click the 'New Layout' button. This opens the 'Layout Properties' dialog box.
3. In the 'Layout Properties' dialog box, enter the 'Layout Name' and an optional description. The layout
name identifies the layout for administrator and user editing.
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4. Click 'Apply' in the 'Layout Properties' dialog box. This opens the 'Edit Layout' dialog box, where you
will add the desired row and column containers.
5. Click an 'Add Row' button to add a row container element to the layout. A row container can hold either
portlets or column containers arranged in a row. If you add column containers to a row container, you cannot
also add portlets to that row container.
6. Click an 'Add Column' button to add a column container element to the layout A column container can
contain either portlets or row containers arranged in a column. If you add row containers to a column
container, you cannot also add portlets to that column container.
7. Repeat the above steps to construct the desired row/column portlet layout. Click on a container's
'Delete' button to remove the corresponding row or column.
8. Click 'OK' to save the new layout and return to the 'Dashboard Configuration' page.
The new layout now appears in the 'Layout' table of the 'Dashboard Configuration' page, together with the
default portlet layouts.
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