Create a dashboard

Important 

In Collibra 2024.05, we launched a new user interface (UI) for Collibra Platform! You can learn more about this latest UI in the UI overview.

Use the following options to see the documentation in the latest UI or in the previous, classic UI:

You can create a dashboard and then add and edit widgets as needed.

You can create a dashboard from any existing dashboard or your Dashboard home page.

A dashboard can be created from any existing dashboard, your Dashboard homepage, or the dashboard navigation pane if the Dashboard Ordering setting is enabled.

Tip For optimal performance and search, don't create more than 300 dashboards in an environment.

Prerequisites

You have a global role that has the Manage your own Views, Dashboards, Search filters global permission, for example, Sysadmin.

Steps

  1. Access any dashboard.
  2. Click Add Dashboard.
  3. Enter the required information.
    FieldDescription
    NameA name to identify your dashboard.
    Description

    A description for the dashboard.

    Layout

    The number of columns to be shown in the dashboard.

    Pin

    Select this checkbox if you want to pin the dashboard.

    Tip A dashboard bar shows up to 5 pinned dashboards in alphabetical order. For more information, go to Open a dashboard with the homepage disabled.

  4. Click Save.

Create a dashboard from an existing dashboard when the Dashboard Ordering setting is disabled

  1. Access any dashboard.
  2. Click MoreCreate a Dashboard.
    The Edit Dashboard page opens.
  3. Enter the required information.
    FieldDescription
    NameA name to identify your dashboard.
    Description

    A description for the dashboard.

    Layout

    The number of columns to be shown in the dashboard.

    Pin

    Select this checkbox if you want to pin the dashboard.

    Tip A dashboard bar shows up to 5 pinned dashboards in alphabetical order. For more information, go to Open a dashboard with the homepage disabled.

  4. Click Save.

Create a dashboard from the dashboard navigation pane

  1. Access any dashboard.
  2. In the dashboard navigation pane, click next to DASHBOARDS.
    The Edit Dashboard page opens.
  3. Enter the required information.
    FieldDescription
    NameA name to identify your dashboard.
    Description

    A description for the dashboard.

    Layout

    The number of columns to be shown in the dashboard.

  4. Click Save.

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