Add Dashboard Widget Dialog

The Add Dashboard Widget dialog is displayed when the Add button is clicked on the Dashboard Design View.

This dialog is used to add widgets to the dashboard.

Add Dashboard Widget dialog

Option	Description
Name	Widget name. Type in a name for the widget.
Type	Widget type. Select a type in the dropdown list. Available types are: Numeric - single number. Pie Chart - circular graph divided into sectors proportional to the magnitudes of the quantities represented. Graph - generic format encompassing bar graphs, stacked bar graphs, line graphs and stacked line graphs. Table - grid with the same dimensions as the stored query results.

Option

Description

Name

Widget name.

Type in a name for the widget.

Type

Widget type. Select a type in the dropdown list.

Available types are:

Numeric - single number.
Pie Chart - circular graph divided into sectors proportional to the magnitudes of the quantities represented.
Graph - generic format encompassing bar graphs, stacked bar graphs, line graphs and stacked line graphs.
Table - grid with the same dimensions as the stored query results.

Click on OK to add the widget to the dashboard.

Once the widget is added, it can be configured in the design view of the dashboard.

Please refer to the Adding Widgets to Dashboards section of the Widgets topic for detailed instructions.