4.7.2 Dashboard Widgets Tab

Click the Dashboard Widgets Tab to view, drag, and use available widgets in the Dashboard window. After a widget has been dropped on the dashboard, data fields (sink or source) can be selected to specify how the widget will be used, i.e., as inputs for streaming data or outputs to applications. For more specifing widget data source, see 4.7.1 Dashboard Window and 4.7.2.1 Sending Values from Output Widget to Input Widget.

Figure 4-57. Dashboard Widgets Tab

All widgets have position parameters in common, as listed in the table below. The following sections will list only the configuration parameters specific to each widget.

Table 4-10. Common Widget Parameters - Position
Parameter Type Usage
Left Numeric Horizontal placement in pixels or percentage.
Top Numeric Vertical placement in pixels or percentage.
Width Numeric Width of widget in pixels or percentage.
Height Numeric Height of widget in pixels or percentage.
Rotation Degrees Clockwise rotation of the widget around the center of the widget box.