Dashboard Tabs are "pages" of the Dashboard that display a set of related frames and plugins. Tabs appear down the left-hand side of the Dashboard. One user can have an unlimited number of tabs.
Types of Dashboard Tabs
Individual Tabs
Dashboard Tabs can be created on an individual Dashboard.
Note: Changes made to an Individual Tab affect only this tab on this Dashboard.
Shared Tabs
Dashboard Tabs that are shared among multiple users. Shared Tabs are listed in orange.
Note: Changes made to a Shared Tab affect all Dashboards that employ the tab.
Tab Group Tabs
Shared Tabs that are assigned to users' Dashboards through a Tab Group. Tab Group Tabs always appear at the bottom of the Dashboard Tabs list. Users cannot change their placement.
Note: Changes made to a Tab Group affect all dashboards that employ the tab group.
Note: Users can only be assigned one Tab Group at a time.
Note:Tab types are color-coded only in Design Mode. Individual tabs appear in one of two colors: dark gray when selected and light gray when unselected. Upon Exit Design Mode, all Tabs appear in the same light/dark gray color-scheme.
Dashboard Tab Properties
Name
Indicates the name of the tab, as it appears in the Dashboard Tab list.
Auto Refresh Rate (in minutes):
Dictates the length of time (in minutes) at which the system automatically refreshes frame contents.
Note: A user's Dashboard can only contain one Tab Group. If you assign a Tab Group to a user whose Dashboard is already assigned a Tab Group, the newly selected Tab Group will replace the previous.
Method 1: Assign a Tab Group to a user from their Dashboard
Open the user Dashboard to which you would like to add a Tab Group:
This tool requires the Admin > Lucity App Admin > Run permission.
Navigate to your own Dashboard on the Home tab, OR
Navigate to another user's Dashboard:
SelectAdmin Portal in the Lucity widget toolbar.
In the navigation panel on the left, select Dashboard Management > User Dashboards. A list of users appears in the main panel.
Select the user whose Dashboard you want to edit.
Select Open. The user's Dashboard opens in a new application tab.
Select Enter Design Mode .
Select Manage Tab Group. A pop-up similar to the following appears:
Select a Shared Tab Group from the list
Select Assign Group. Any previously assigned Tab Group is removed from the user's Dashboard and replaced with the selected Tab Group.
Method 2: Manage Users for a Shared Tab Group to assign a Tab Group to a user
Note: A user's Dashboard can only contain one Tab Group. If you assign a Tab Group to a user whose Dashboard is already assigned a Tab Group, the newly selected Tab Group will replace the previous.
SelectAdmin Portal in the Lucity widget toolbar.
This tool requires the Admin > Lucity App Admin > Run permission.
In the navigation panel on the left, select Dashboard Management > Shared Tab Groups.
Select the Tab Group you want to add to one or more user Dashboards.
Select Open. The Tab Group opens in a new application Tab.
Select Enter Design Mode .
Select Manage Users. A pop-up similar to the following appears with a list of available users:
Select Users Not Currently Assigned.
Select the user(s) to whom you want to assign the Tab Group to their Dashboard.
Select Assign selected users.
The TabGroup is shared with the selected user(s) and their username is moved to Users Currently Assigned from Users Not Currently Assigned.
Any previously assigned Tab Group is removed from the user(s)' Dashboard and replaced with the selected Tab Group.
Note: If creating a Shared Tab from your own Dashboard, you can simply navigate to your Dashboard without needing to access the Admin Portal.
SelectAdmin Portal in the Lucity widget toolbar.
This tool requires the Admin > Lucity App Admin > Run permission.
In the navigation panel on the left, select Dashboard Management > User Dashboards. A list of users appears in the main panel.
Select the user whose Dashboard contains the Tab you want to convert into a Shared Tab.
Select Open. The user's Dashboard opens.
Select Enter Design Mode .
Select the Edit Properties button next to the Dashboard Tab you want to share. The Edit Tab pane appears:
Check the Is Shared option.
Click OK. The Tab is now available for sharing with other users.
Note: Once a Tab is shared, it cannot be unshared. Changes made to a Shared Tab will be applied to all users to whom that Tab is assigned. However, you can Edit Properties for a Shared Tab on a user's Dashboard to Disassociate the Shared Tab from the user and remove it from their Dashboard.