Adding pages to dashboards

This section outlines the steps required to add pages to a dashboard.

Before you begin

To create the master page of the dashboard:

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  1. Open the master page of the dashboard. You will see empty frames for each of the portlets included in the page.
  2. On any portlet toolbar, click the edit button. The Portlet properties page opens.
  3. In the Folder section, click Select an entry.
  4. Browse to the folder or package that contains the resources for the dashboard, such as shortcuts, pages, or bookmarks. Select an entry, and click OK.
    Note: To add My Folders as a tab in the dashboard, create a shortcut to My Folders.
  5. Specify other portlet properties as required. For example, in the Display Style section, specify how to display the dashboard tabs, either horizontally at the top of the page, or vertically on the left side of the page. For more information about the portlet properties, see the Administration and Security Guide.
  6. Click OK.
  7. Repeat steps 2 to 6 for each portlet on the dashboard. You can now open and view the dashboard page.
    Note: Other users can access the dashboard through its URL. To see the URL, go to IBM® Cognos® Connection, locate the dashboard master page, and open its properties page. On the General tab, click View the search path, ID and URL.

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