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-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:
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Data is updated only for the tab opened in the browser.
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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 settings
You can add a description to a dashboard. To view the description, click
You can also set up additional information messages:
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Displayed when contacting support. In this case, if the user clicks
in the bottom-left corner 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 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 modes
DataLens allows you to display the dashboard in full-screen mode. This mode hides part of the interface elements and expands the widget area on the screen.
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. For more information, see Widget display order on a mobile device.