The Open Dashboard window

The Open Dashboard dialog serves as the springboard for designing GainSeeker Charts dashboards and for opening previously saved dashboards. Dashboards from the Enterprise Dashboard module (version 8.1 and earlier) can be easily imported to the GainSeeker Charts module.

 

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Accessing the Open Dashboard dialog

Creating a new dashboard window

To create a new dashboard window:

  1. Click New... on the Open Dashboard dialog.

The Enter Value dialog opens with a blank New dashboard name field.

  1. Click in the text field. Then, enter a name for the new dashboard.

  2. Click OK.

A blank dashboard window opens in design/edit mode and the Properties dialog opens displaying the Dashboard Designer setting in the menu.

Opening an existing dashboard window

Editing or copying a dashboard window

Archiving Scripts

You can archive (back up) the current version of the all of the scripts used by a dashboard. (For more information, see Archiving Python Scripts.)

To do so, select the desired dashboard and then click the Archive Scripts button.

GainSeeker will prompt you to enter an optional Archive Message, where you can enter a note about this version you are archiving. (You will not be able to change or remove this Archive Message later.)

After clicking Save for the Archive Message, GainSeeker will display a list of the scripts that were archived.

The Show locked... dashboards button

To view any locked dashboards in the Open Dashboard dialog list of saved dashboards, click the Show locked... button on the Open Dashboard dialog.

For information about locking dashboards, see Using the Locked/Unlocked dashboard property.

The Load v8.1... button

Import a dashboard from the Enterprise Dashboard module (version 8.1 and earlier) to the new GainSeeker Charts module using the Load v8.1... button.

  1. Click the Load v8.1... button on the Open Dashboard dialog.

The Load Dashboard dialog opens with lists of dashboards from the Enterprise Dashboard module.

  1. Click the drop-down list for Dashboard type on the Load Dashboard dialog.

  2. Click a dashboard type on the drop-down list (Select from All, Real-time Failures, KPI Gages, or Statistical Filters.) The dashboard list displays only dashboards of the selected type.

Tip: By clicking in the list and typing the first letter of a dashboard name, the highlighted line will move to the next name beginning with that letter.
  1. Click a dashboard name in the list to select it. Then, click OK.

A new dashboard window opens in design/edit mode. All the properties, including the retrieval, are imported from the original dashboard and available on the Properties dialog

You can add more dashboard controls to the imported dashboard window. Also see, Designing the dashboard window

Exporting and Importing dashboard windows

Deleting a dashboard window

To delete a dashboard from the GainSeeker Charts module:

  1. Click the dashboard name in the Open Dashboard dialog dashboard list to select it.

  2. Click the Delete button.

An informational dialog opens asking for confirmation on the deletion. To confirm the deletion, click Yes.

Note: Deleting a dashboard will not delete any data retrievals that are associated with that dashboard.

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