Creating and paginating System Dashboards

System Dashboards allow system administrators to create tailored landing pages so that different organisations or groups entering the platform see content that applies to them.

Creating a System Dashboard

To create a System Dashboard, as a System administrator, navigate to the profile dropdown menu and select
System admin
.
The
System admin
screen open. Select
System dashboards
.
The
System Dashboards
section opens.
In the
System Dashboards
section, system administrators can add new system dashboards, edit, archive and set existing ones as the default and manage system dashboard permissions.
Adding a new
System Dashboard
Select
Add
to add a new
System Dashboard
.
The
Add System Dashboard
screen opens.
Add the:
Name
- This is the name of the System Dashboard
Tooltip
- This is the tooltip of the System Dashboard. This is shown to the system administrator when adding a new link.
Description
- This is shown when viewing all within the System Dashboards section.
Categories
- These are the site categories you can add to your System Dashboard. This enables you to group dashboards as you would with sites.
To add a translation, click the
Globe
icon next to each field. The
Translate
screen opens:
Enter your translations and select
Save
.
Pagination
Once you have created your System Dashboard, you can manage the permissions of it. To manage the permissions, click the Dashboard you want to manage.
The
Dashboard Settings
screen opens.
As of our March 2023 release, we have introduced the ability to customise the colours of the pagination designs. To change the colours, using hex colour codes, enter the code for the colours you want for the font colour and background colour. You can also use the colour picker to select a colour.
Select
Save
to save your changes. If you're also managing permissions, don't click save yet and follow the next set of instructions.
For information on managing dashboard permissions, click here.