Dashboard Configuration

The main settings for the dashboard configuration (from Forma 3.x onwards) are available under: 

Admin > System configuration > Dashboard Configuration

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You can create a new dashboard or:

Creating a new dashboard

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Duplicating a layout

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Duplicate an existing layout and set its Name, Description, and status

Editing a layout

Adding a new block

You can delete blocks using the 'X' button, or you can create new blocks:

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The available blocks are:

Concerning the welcome message, we recommend using and/or customizing the default text in the language management, because it can include the user's first and last name, and it can be localized according to the user's preferred language.

Editing blocks 

For each block, you can set:

Block width and position

The dashboard layout is based on a grid of 4 columns:

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Viewing Permissions

Set the users, nodes or groups assigned to view each layout: with this feature you will be able to assign different dashboard layouts to different users.

Example

This is a good example

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Let's see how it's configured in the backend.

On the first row, two blocks of 2 columns each. The Welcome message has been customized here, so this will override whatever message is in the language management.

The banner is 600 × 120, and it's linked to a YT video. You can also use slightly different sizes: in general, the banner should have a rectangular ratio.

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Let's see the second row: three blocks, the calendar has 2 columns and the other blocks have 1 each.

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Revision #5
Created 16 January 2024 16:32:37 by Lorenzo Polizzi
Updated 14 October 2024 19:42:04 by Lorenzo Polizzi