About Widgets
A Widget is a mechanism that displays information about a Dashboard or Portal Site. Example Widget types include: Chart, Gauge, and Button.
CSM Widgets are either:
- Data-driven: Displays CSM or external data (example: Action Catalog, Browser, Chart, Gauge, Matrix, Search Control, Search Result, Twitter feed, or RSS feed).
- Standard: Enhances design and functionality (example: Button, Image, Link, Text, or Shape (Ellipses, Rectangle, or Tab)). Buttons and Links can execute a single Action (example: Run an Action).
CSM provides a variety of highly configurable Widgets:
Icon | Widget | Description |
---|---|---|
Data-Driven Widgets | ||
Action Catalog | Displays a self-building and dynamic catalog of executable Actions. | |
Browser | Displays a website or HTML Page. | |
Chart | Displays a data graph. This can be a Bar, Column, Doughnut, Line, Pie, Pipeline, or Scatter chart (or combination). The icon varies depending on the type of Chart. | |
Command Palette | Displays a list of executable Actions. | |
Filter | Filters other Widget data by date, lookup table, or Query. | |
Gauge | Displays a single value and optional range data as a graph. Styles include linear (horizontal, vertical, and thermometer), numeric (digital and mechanical), speedometer, and text. | |
Matrix | Displays data from various Queries, broken up into rows and columns. | |
RSS Feed | Displays the latest items from an RSS feed. | |
Search | Displays a Search Control that can be used to run a Quick Search or a Specific Search. | |
Search Results List | Displays the results of a search, either as a list of links or in a Grid. | |
Twitter Feed | Displays entries from a Twitter account or Search. | |
Standard Widgets (Shapes, etc.) | ||
Button | Button that is capable of executing a single Action when clicked (example: Run an Action). | |
Image | Custom image used to enhance the appearance/usability of a Dashboard. | |
Link | Underlined text that is capable of executing a single Action when clicked (example: Run an Action). | |
Text | Text that identifies or enhances other Dashboard elements (example: The Dashboard itself, area, Widget, group of Widgets, etc.). A Text Widget is technically a Gauge Widget. | |
NA | Shape | Various shapes (Ellipses, Rectangles, and Tabs) that organize other Widgets and enhance the appearance/usability of the Dashboard. |
Tab Group | Display plain or rich text in a tabbed format. |
CSM provides a plethora of OOTB Widgets, designed to display data on a Dashboard or Portal Site. Use these OOTB Widgets as-is, edit them, or create your own using the Widget Manager.