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Customizing the Dashboard

The user can customize the dashboard by re-arraging the layout of the controls (or widgets) on the page. The user has the ability not only to place the controls but also to adjust the page template that is used the dashboard. The five available controls are: Help, Summary, News & Announcements, Alerts, and Performance.

Control Description
Help Allows users to search for help topics that links directly to the Mediachase documentation site. Enter key terms into the Search field and then click on Search Help. Other frequenly asked questions (FAQs) are listed underneath the Search field.
Summary Displays the total number of Products, Categories, Orders, Customers, and Promotions .
News & Announcements Displays a feed of the latest blogs from EPiServer World.
Alerts Displays warnings about each site that may hinder performance and sales, such as the lack of site analytics installed on the site .
Performance Displays a Sales Graph and a graph for the Total Sales of the year.

Adding Controls and Adjusting the Page Template

Click on Add on the Dashboard page. The Information form pops up above the Dashboard page.

The Controls Set tab allows you to select which Controls you want to add to the Dashboard. Check the boxes and then click on Add and Close. The Controls you selected will appear on the Dashboard.

To reset the Dashboard back to the default state before any customizations were made, click on Set to Default.

On the Page Template tab, you can adjust the Dashboard page layout to a One column template, Two columns template (first twice bigger than the second), Two columns template (2nd twice bigger than the 1st), and Two equal columns template. Click on the layout you want and then click on Add and close.

The screen below is an example of how a One column template looks.

Rearranging, Collapsing, and Removing Controls

To rearrange Controls, hover the mouse cursor over the title bar and drag the Control to another space in the Dashboard.

To collapse Controls, click on the Up-arrow icon. To expand a collapsed Control, click on the Down-arrow.

To remove a Control, click on the X icon.

 


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