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  • Dashboard: Indicates the name of a dashboard.
  • Type: Indicates the type of a dashboard (personal, shared, or template). 

    Tip

    To change the type of a dashboard to personal (only you can access) or shared (any user can access), on the Dashboard menu, double-click the value, and then, as required, change the value to PERSONAL or SHARED.


  • Default: Indicates if a dashboard is displayed by default when you log on to Wallboard. 

    Tip

    To display a dashboard by default when you log on to Wallboard, select the option in the Default column.


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  1. On the Dashboard menu, click Create a new dashboard icon (Create a New Dashboard icon).
    The New dashboard row appears in the Personal section.

    Info

    You can change the type of dashboard (shared or personal) anytime.

    A dashboard is created.

  2. Specify a name for the dashboard, and then click anywhere.

    Info

    You can rename the dashboard anytime.

    The New panel window appears.

    Info

    You can rename the panel anytime.


  3. Click the Edit this panel icon (Edit this panel icon).
    The Editor window appears. 

    Tip

    You can modify the font size and the frame color for the panel by using editor window gear icon.


    Info
    • The default view of the panel is a grid (with rows and columns). You can, however, change the view. For more information, see the Panel Views section.
    • The names of the tabs that appear in the Editor window depend on the view. For example, for the grid view, the Rows and Columns tabs appear, whereas, for the bar chart view, the Bars and Topic tabs appear. For more information, see the Panel Views section.


    Note

    The following steps in this procedure assume that you have retained the default view (Grid). 


  4. On the Rows tab, click expand icon.
    The following options (subjects) appear:
    • Agencies, call centers and services
    • Agents

  5. Select the subject for which you want to display the metrics on the panel.
    Parameters related to the selected subject appear, each displaying a checkbox.
  6. Select the checkbox next to each parameter for which you want to display the metrics on the panel.

    Tip
    • To filter the parameters based on a name, in the Filter by label box, enter the name.
    • To select all the parameters at once, select the checkbox next to the subject.
    • To view only the selected parameters, click the Filter options icon (Filter options icon), and then select the Show selected only checkbox.


  7. On the Columns tab, click expand icon.
    The following options (statistic types) appear:
    • Historical stats: Statistics for the last two hours.
    • Real-time context: Statistics in real time.
  8. Select the statistic type for which you want to display the parameters on the panel.
    Parameters related to the selected statistic type appear, each displaying a checkbox.

    Tip

    If you selected the Historical stats statistic type, the Interval menu appears, from which you can select one of the following intervals periods for historical statistics:

    • Custom interval (a period that period that you want)
    • Day so far
    • Last two hours
    • Last hour
    • Last 30 minutes
    • Last 15 minutes


    Info
    • To learn about a parameter, hover over it. For more information about the parameters, see the Statistics section.
    • Some parameters appear in a color other than black. The parameters that appear in the same color together represent a group (nuclear family). This group is used in the calculation of percentages in some panels of the dashboard.
      Parameter Groups


  9. Select the checkbox next to each parameter for which you want to display the metrics on the panel.

    Tip
    • To filter the parameters based on a name, in the Filter by label box, enter the name.
    • To select all the parameters at once, select the checkbox next to the statistic type.
    • To view only the selected parameters, click the Filter options icon (Filter options icon), and then select the Show selected only checkbox.


  10. If you want the statistics for the selected parameters to be sorted in ascending or descending order:

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    1. On the Sort By menu, click the Add a new sort criterion icon (Add a new sort criterion iconImage Modified).
      Sort By MenuImage Modified
    2. Double-click the Sort
    By
    1. by cell.
    The
    1. A list of selected parameters
    appear
    1. appears.
    2. Select the parameter whose statistics you want to be sorted in ascending or descending order, and then select the option in the ASC or DESC column as required.

      Tip
      • You can add multiple sort criteria by using Add a new sort criterion iconImage Modified.
      • You can modify the order of sorting by using the drag-and-drop operation within the table.
      • You can delete a sort criterion by using the Delete the selected criterion icon (Delete the selected criterion iconImage Modified).



  11. If you want to define the service-level agreement (SLA) values (limits) for the applicable parameters (based on which warnings and alerts are displayed):

    Expand
    1. Click the SLA tab
      A table with the selected statistic parameters appears.
      SLA TabImage Modified
    2. In the row displaying the parameters for which you want to define SLA values, in the Too low and Too high columns, specify values in the Violation and Warning subcolumns.
    3. If you want the SLA values that you have defined for a parameter to take precedence over the default SLA values, select the Override checkbox in the row displaying that parameter.


  12. Click Apply.
    A preview of your changes appears in the New Panel windownext to the Editor window.

  13. In the preview pane, click new panel window gear iconImage Added.
    The Percentages option appears.

    Info
    • If a chart was displayed in the New Panel window, it is updated to reflect the SLA limits that you specified.
    • You can display the values in the panel as one of the following by using new panel window gear iconImage Removed:
      • Percentages only
      • Values and percentages
      • Values only

    For the pie chart view, the Display mode option also appears hovering over which displays the following options:

    • Labels only: Displays a label for each pie of the chart next to the pie.
    • Legend only: Displays a section describing each pie of the chart outside the chart.  
    • Labels & legend: Displays both labels and legend.


  14. Hover over the Percentages option, and then select one of the following options:
    • Percentages only: Displays the statistics in percentages.
    • Values only: Displays the statistics in values. 
    • Values & Percentages: Displays the statistics in both values and percentages.

      Tip
      You can revert all your changes (before you save them) by using the Undo pending edits icon (Undo pending edits iconImage Modified).


  15. Click the Save changes icon (Save changes icon).
    Your changes are saved.

Tip

To create another panel for the dashboard, on the Panel menu, use the Add a panel to the selected dashboard icon ().
Panel Menu

Panel Views

When designing a panel, you can specify the view in which you want the panel to appear on the dashboard.

View Options in the Editor Window

The following table contains an image as an example to represent each view.

ViewExample
Array (horizontal)

Horizontal ArrayImage Modified

Array (vertical)

Vertical ArrayImage Modified

Bar chart

Bar ChartImage Modified

Column chart

Column ChartImage Modified

Grid

Grid Image Modified

Pie chart

Pie ChartImage Modified

Speedometer

SpeedometerImage Modified

Sunburst chart

Sunburst ChartImage Modified

The following table contains the names of the tabs that appear in the Editor window for a panel for each view.

ViewTabs
Array (horizontal)
Topic, Tiles
Array (vertical)
Bar chartBars, Topic
Column chart
GridRows, Columns
Pie chartPie wedges, Topic
SpeedometerTopic, Measure
Sunburst chartSunburst wedges, Topic


Tip

In the Editor window, you you can select the colors for the barthe bar, columncolumn, pie, and sunburst charts by using the Colors menu.
Colors MenuImage Modified


Viewing a Dashboard and its Panels

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  1. On the Dashboard menu, select the dashboard that you want to view.
  2. On the Panel menu, select the panel that you want to view.

    Tip

    If you want to view all the panels of a dashboard, on the Panel menu, select All Panels.

    The dashboard and the selected panel appear.

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Tip
  • You can modify the position of the panels on a dashboard by dragging them to where you want them within the window.
  • You can sort the rows in a table in ascending or descending order based on a column by clicking the column.
  • You can display or hide certain columns in a table on a panel. To do so:
    1. Hover over any column in the table, and then select the drop-down menu.
      The Columns menu displaying a checkbox next to each column appears.
      Columns menuImage Modified
    2. If you do not want a column to be displayed in the table, clear the checkbox next to the column. Otherwise, select the checkbox.

Panel Menu

The Panel menu contains a table of all panels for the dashboard that you have selected on the Dashboard menu. The panels are grouped into the following categories:

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