Add an embedded page widget

You can add to a dashboard a widget with a page from an external website.

Add an embedded page to a dashboard

  1. Open the Add widget dialog box as follows:
    1. Open the dashboard where you want to add a widget.
    2. In the dashboard title bar, click Design to switch to design mode.
    3. In one of the place holders in the widgets area, click Add a new widget to open the Add a widget dialog box.
  2. In the list of widgets, click Embedded page, and then click Next to open the Widget properties dialog box.
  3. In the Source field, type the URL of the web page that should be displayed on the dashboard.
  4. Optional: Select the Use dashboard parameters check box to use dashboard parameters in the URL, and display filtered information from the source.
    1. If the check box is selected, the system will display the read-only field Preview parameters, where you will see a preview of a parameter in the format: ProjectId=[ProjectId]. The system will later replace the parameter name with the specific dynamic value for that parameter.
  5. Note: For each widget you want to configure to include parameters on the external link, you need to:
    1. select the check box Use dashboard parameters in the Widget properties dialog box,
    2. for the relevant parameter(s), select the check box Use in widget Embedded page on the Dashboards page (SM208600), to allow its use in an Embedded page widget.
  6. Optional: In the Caption field, type the name of the widget to be displayed on the dashboard.
  7. Click Finish to add the embedded page widget to the dashboard.