Custom dashboard: How to make a Custom Dashboard
In this document we'll explain how you can make your (first) Custom Dashboard
With "Custom dashboard" you can set up your own Dashboard / Overview page, by using all the data, graphs and main functionalities that are available in your Growboard.
With the following steps you can start building and designing your own Dashboard.
- Create a new Dashboard as described in the following document.
- Click on the dashboard name under Personal or your Company name to start editing the Dashboard

- Personal dashboard are only visible for you and company Dashboards can be seen by every member in your company
- After clicking on the dashboard you will see the following screen first
- Here you can choose whether to start editing an empty dashboard or pasting in a template (or other Dashboard) you made previously.

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- Edit: You can start a new dashboard from the beginning
- Paste: Paste a previously made dashboards and start editing from there
- For now click on “Edit” to start editing your new Dashboard.
- You will be placed in the ‘Editing’ screen of the Custom dashboard.

- You will see a blanc screen with grids
- You can add tiles to show the information that you want to see on your dashboard
- These tiles can be moves around and placed anywhere on the Grid
- In the top right corner you will see 4 buttons:
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- With these buttons you can:
- Create: Add new tiles to your dashboard
- Settings: Edit settings regarding your dashboard
- Save: Save your dashboard
- Cancel: Cancel editing your dashboard
- By clicking on the “Create” button you will have the following options:

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- Tile: Add a new Tile
- Row: Add a Row
- Paste: Paste a previously copied Tile
- Click on “Create: Tile” to add a new tile to your dashboard.

- We have different tile types depending on the type of information you want to add
- Graph: Add a graph tile, comparable to the standard graphs
- Single Value: Add a single value of any of your measurements to the overview
- Heatmap: Add a heatmap to your Dashboard
- Table: Add a table comparable to the default overview
- Note: Add a note to help clarify information on the Dashboard
- After adding a tile its setup screen will be shown.
- Here you can specify exactly what data and how you would like to see it

- In the tile setup screen all settings are grouped under specific topics
- [General] General information such as the name of the tile will be displayed here
- [Data] Here you can select the data(points) you would like to see
- [Visibility] Here you can setup all the styling options of the tile
- [Preview] This shows a Preview of the tile with the current settings. This is updated every time you adjust a setting, to help you fine-tune the tile
- You can show/hide the settings underneath a certain topic, with the arrows next to the topic name.
- Click on ‘Ok’ to add the tile to your Dashboard
- You can now click and drag the tile to your desired location
- You can also click on and hold the bottom right corner to adjust the size of the tile

- When you hover your mouse over a tile, you will see 3 options in the top right corner
- These options allow you to:
- Copy: Copy the tile. Can be used to quickly create a second copy
- Edit: Edit the tile settings. Can be used to make adjustments on the tile
- Delete: Removes the tiles from the dashboard
- If you copy a tile, you can click on “Create: Paste” to simply past the copied tile on the dashboard
- You can then edit this tile (for example by choosing a different range, or location) to quickly add tiles in a style suitable for you.
- After adding your tiles to the Dashboard click on the ‘Save’ button in the right corner

Note! Make sure to click Save before exiting your Dashboard. Changes are not automatically saved.
- After saving the Dashboard you will have the following 3 options in the top right corner
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- These are:
- Present: Sets the dashboard in Full-screen mode, so you can leave it open on you computer for easy visibility
- Copy: Copies the entire Dashboard. Can be pasted into a new Dashboard to help you move dashboard between Personal or Company dashboard.
- Edit: Edit the current dashboard