Dashboard settings

Dashboard settings allow you to optimize it for a specific task or work with a specific data source. For example, you can set the dashboard update time, add informational messages, or customize widget loading priority.

Auto-updateAuto-update

You can set up automatic updates for dashboard data. The update interval is specified in seconds and the minimum value is 30 seconds. The setting is global: after saving the dashboard, auto-update will work for all users that open it. Auto-update also works in the mobile version.

The following limitations apply to auto update:

• Data is updated only for the tab opened in the browser.

• Data is updated only for the current active tab, however:

  • If the tab is not selected as the current tab, it is not considered active and the data is not updated.
  • If the tab is selected as the current tab, but the browser is running in the background, the tab is considered active and the data is updated.

Description and message settingsDescription and message settings

You can add a description to a dashboard. To view the description, click in the top-right corner of the screen.

You can also set up additional information messages:

• Displayed when contacting support. In this case, if the user clicks in the bottom-left corner of the screen and selects Create request, they will see an additional message in the Information window.

• Displayed if a dashboard access error occurs. In this case, if the user has no dashboard view permission, they will see the saved message.

  Note

  Viewing access permissions for a dashboard with the access error message enabled is only available for users with the Write or Admin permissions for the dashboard.

  Users with the Read permission cannot view the list of access permissions for this dashboard or request changing access to it via the DataLens interface.

Widget loading settingsWidget loading settings

You can customize the loading speed of widgets on the dashboard. To do this, configure the dashboard settings under Other settings:

• Load only visible charts. If the option is enabled, only charts that are visible on the screen are loaded. Loading takes place as the user scrolls through the dashboard page. If the option is disabled, all charts of the active dashboard tab are loaded when the dashboard opens.
• Number of concurrently loaded widgets. The option limits the maximum number of concurrently loaded widgets on the dashboard. This can be of use if the dashboard data sources are not adapted to a large concurrent workload. If you set it to Unlimited, as many widgets will be loaded as there are simultaneous connections supported by your browser.
• Loading priority. Determines the order in which widgets are loaded on the dashboard. For example, if you prioritize charts, all the charts on the screen will be loaded first, followed by selectors.

Display modesDisplay modes

By default, on the mobile version of the dashboard, DataLens displays the charts one after another using the following sorting rule: left-to-right, top-to-bottom. In the tab settings, you can change the order of displaying charts and selectors in the mobile version or mailing lists. Learn more in Widget display order on a mobile device.

Pinning widgetsPinning widgets

You can pin (i.e., lock the position of) a widget in dedicated lock areas at the top of the dashboard. These areas stay locked as you scroll the page, and the widgets pinned on them keep their position.

There are two lock areas available, one below the other. Their purposes are different:

• Widgets pinned to the top area are always visible. We recommend using it for your selectors.
• The bottom area, with widgets pinned on it, can be collapsed and expanded as needed. If it contains widgets, you will see the (hide) or (show) icon to the right of this area.

You can manage pinned widgets in dashboard edit mode as follows:

• To pin a widget, click → Pin or drag it to a lock area. By default, widgets are pinned to the top area. Widgets are drag-and-droppable from one lock area to another.
• To unpin a widget, click → Unpin or drag it out of the lock area.
• To unpin all widgets, click → Unpin all to the right of the lock area.
• To customize the bottom lock area behavior as you open the dashboard, click → Hide by default or Hide by default to the right of the lock area.

When pinning widgets, consider the following:

• The height of the pinned area is determined by the height of widgets you pin in it. If their height exceeds the fixed value, the area will have a scrollbar. Avoid making this area too high.
• You can put widgets in the pinned area one under another, in which case its height will be the combined height of the widgets.
• Widget height can be edited unless Auto height is enabled in the settings.

Undoing and redoing changes to dashboardsUndoing and redoing changes to dashboards

When editing a dashboard, you can undo/redo any change introduced within the current version:

• To undo changes, click in the top-right corner of the screen or press Ctrl (Cmd) + Z.
• To redo changes, click or press Ctrl (Cmd) + Shift + Z.

Unsaved changes in the current version are reset:

• When refreshing the page.
• When saving a dashboard.