Adding a custom portlet to a dashboard
Perform this procedure to add a custom portlet to a dashboard.
Before you begin
- Prepared a URL as described elsewhere in this section
- Added the URL to the Platform_Admin_URL.properties file, which is located in the conf directory under your Unica Platform installation
- Stopped and restarted the Unica Platform web application
Procedure
- In Unica, select Dashboard and then select the tab for the dashboard you want to work with.
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Click Manage Portlets.
A Manage Portlets window opens.
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Click Create Custom Portlet.
A Create Custom Portlet window opens.
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Do one of the following sets of steps, depending on the type of portlet you are adding.
If you are creating a portlet that is not a Digital Analytics report portlet, do the following.
- For the Type, select Custom.
- Complete the Name and Description fields.
- Paste the contents of your clipboard (which contains the URL you obtained earlier) into the URL field.
If you are creating a Digital Analytics report portlet, do the following.
- For the Type, select IBM Digital Analytics.
- Complete the Name and Description fields.
- Paste the contents of your clipboard (which contains the URL you obtained earlier) into the IBM Digital Analytics URL field.
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Click Save.
The window closes and you return to the Administration tab. The new portlet is located in the upper left corner, where it may overlay a previously added portlet. Click and drag the portlet heading to place the portlet in an appropriate position in the dashboard.