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TestPag-May-02-25

TestPag-May-02-25

 

1.
Overview

Widgets are graphic and/or alphanumeric displays of of real-time, dynamic information about Universal Controller, the jobs it is running, and the environment in which it is operating.

Some Widgets are provided by the Controller, and you can create as many other Widgets as desired. You can add any Widget to any dashboard except the Home Dashboard.

2.
Types of Widgets

There are three type of Widgets

3.
Creating a Widget

 

Note

You can create Widgets (Activity Widgets and Report Widgets only; System Widgets cannot be created) only if you have been assigned the ops_admin, ops_report_admin, or ops_widget_admin role; otherwise, the New button does not display at the top of the Widgets list.

 

Step 1

From the Reporting navigation pane, select Widgets. The Widgets list displays.
 

Step 2

From the Unknown Attachment drop-down list at the top of the list, select the type of Widget you want to create:

  • Activity Widget

  • Report Widget

The Widget Details for that Widget type displays.

Note

The General section of Widget Details is the same for System, Activity, and Report Widgets, but the Details section is different for all three types of Widgets.

 

Step 3

Enter / select Details for a new Widget, using the field descriptions as a guide.

  • Required fields display an asterisk ( * ) after the field name.

  • Default values for fields, if available, display automatically.

To display more of the Details fields on the screen, you can either:

  • Use the scroll bar.

  • Temporarily hide the list above the Details.

  • Click the New button above the list to display a pop-up version of the Details.

Step 4

Click a Save button. The Widget record is added to the database, and all buttons in the Widget Details are enabled.

Step 5

To see how the Widget will display, click the Preview button.
 
Graphic Widgets identify the entries that comprise the graphic with color, and an alphanumeric key identifies the number of each entry type represented by the color. You also can see what percent of Widget entries are in each type by hovering your cursor over that portion of the graphic.

4. System Widgets

System Widgets contain information about:

  • Controller system details

  • Agent, Cluster Node, and OMS Server status

  • Task instance status and type

All System Widgets are provided by the Controller. You cannot modify or delete a System Widget, but you can add or remove it from any Dashboard.

4.1.
System Widget Details

The following System Widget Details is for the System Details Widget. See the field descriptions below for a description of all fields that display in the System Widget Details for the System Details Widget.
 

4.2.
System Widget Details Field Descriptions

The following table describes the fields, buttons, and tabs that display in the System Details Widget Details, above.
 

Field Name

Description

Field Name

Description

General

This section contains general information about the Widget.

Name

Name of the Widget

Widget Type

Type of this Widget: System.

Description

Refresh Rate (Seconds)

Time interval (in seconds) when the dynamic data in this Widget is refreshed.

Details

This section contains detailed information about the Widget.

System Widget Type

Type of this System Widget.

Metadata

This section contains Metadata information about this record.

UUID

Universally Unique Identifier of this record.

Updated By

Name of the user that last updated this record.

Updated

Date and time that this record was last updated.

Created By

Name of the user that created this record.

Created

Date and time that this record was created.

Buttons

This section identifies the buttons displayed above and below the Widget Details that let you perform various actions.

Preview

Provides a preview of how this Widget will display on a Dashboard.

Close

For pop-up view only; closes the pop-up view of this Widget.