Generating and Editing Dashboard Templates
From the Mobile Template Editor, use the Customize mobile template for Portal to associate a mobile template to a portal
dashboard and define the following properties.
General
Property type | Description |
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Update frequency | Defines the application update frequency in milliseconds. |
Appearance
Property type | Description |
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Dial Guage Dimension Properties |
Angular width - defines the angular wideth of the dial in degrees. Valid values are
1to 359.
Starting angle - defines the starting angle of the dial in degrees. Valid values are
blank (0) or 1 to 359.
Outer radius - defines the outer radius of the dial in pixels.
Inner radius - defines the inner radius of the dial in pixels.
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Dial Hand Properties |
Dial hand type - defines the type of dial you want to display.
Pivot radius - defines the pivot radius of the dial hand in pixels.
Pivot color - defines the pivot color.
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Layout Properties |
Outside margin- defines the outside margin of the layout in pixels.
Column margin- defines the column margin of the layout in pixels.
Row margin- defines the row margin of the layout in pixels.
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Colors
Property Type | Description |
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Color range |
Click Add to open the Color Pallette and add a color. Select a color in the Color Range and click Edit to open the Color Pallette and edit a
color choice. Select a color in the Color Range and click Remove to remove a color choice. Click Remove All to remove all color selections. Select a color in the Color Range and click Move up to move a color choice up the
selection list. Select a color in the Color Range and click Move down to move a color choice down the
selection list.
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Header & Text
Property type | Description |
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Header Properties |
Font – defines the name of the header font.
Font size – defines the size of the header, which must be an integer between 1 and
16.
Font color – defines the color of the header text. Click the color bar to display the
color palette. Choose from the existing palette, or click Define Custom Colors to define a
new color.
Font bold – displays the header in bold characters.
Margin height – defines the margin height of the header in pixels.
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Text Properties |
Font – enter the name of the header font, or select a header font from the drop-down
list.
Font size – the size of the header, which must be an integer between 1 and 16.
Font color – the color of the header font. Click the color bar to display the color
palette. Choose from the existing palette, or click Define Custom Colors to define a new
color.
Font bold – displays the header in bold characters.
Margin height – defines the margin height of the header in pixels.
Text box height – defines the text box height of the header in pixels.
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Labels
Property type | Description |
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Enable labels | Select this option to enable labels on the Dashboard template. Once enabled, you can add or edit labels. |
Label Font Properties |
Font – enter the name of the header font, or select a header font from the drop-down
list.
Font size – the size of the header, which must be an integer between 1 and 16.
Font color – the color of the header font. Click the color bar to display the color
palette. Choose from the existing palette, or click Define Custom Colors to define a new
color.
Font bold – displays the header in bold characters.
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Label Display Properties |
Number of labels – enter the number of labels on the dial guage.
Number of decimals – enter the places you want the decimal point removed.
Label prefix – Enter a prefix that you want prepended to the label. Leave blank for
no prefix.
Label suffix – Enter a suffix that you want appended to the label. Leave blank for no
suffix.
Overwrite maximum label display – Enter a string to display as the guage's maximum,
which overrides the default value.
Overwrite maximum label display – Enter a string to display as the guage's minimum,
which overrides the default value.
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Tooltip
Property type | Description |
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Enable tooltip | Select this option to enable tooltips on the Dashboard template. Once enabled, you edit the appearance of the
tooltips. |
Tooltip Font Properties |
Font – enter the name of the header font, or select a header font from the drop-down
list.
Font size – the size of the header, which must be an integer between 1 and 16.
Font color – the color of the header font. Click the color bar to display the color
palette. Choose from the existing palette, or click Define Custom Colors to define a new
color.
Font bold – displays the header in bold characters.
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Tick marks
Property type | Description |
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Enable tick marks | Select this option to enable tick marks on the Dashboard template. |
Major Tick Mark Properties |
Number of tick marks – the number of major tick marks on the dashboard template.
Tick mark length – define the length of a major tick mark in pixels.
Tick mark thickness – define the thickness of a major tick mark in pixels.
Tick mark color – define the color of the tick mark, using the Color Palette.
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Minor Tick Mark Properties |
Number of tick marks – the number of minor tick marks on the dashboard template
Tick mark length – define the length of a minor tick mark in pixels.
Tick mark thickness – define the thickness of a minor tick mark in pixels.
Tick mark color – define the color of the tick mark, using the Color Palette.
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Event
Property type | Description |
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Event Properties |
Event name – name the event.
Event value – define the value of the event, using the drop-down list. For static
event types, enter the value in the textbox.
Notify now – provide users with immediate notification of the event.
Notify across – provide users and listeners on other pages with event
notification.
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Preview
Property type | Description |
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Preview | Allows you to preview the changes to your dashboard before saving. |
Related Tasks
Using the Mobile Template Editor
Assigning Templates to Mobile Applications
Related Concepts
Mobile Device Types
Mobile Template File Types