Select a Dashboard Background Color

Use the Dashboard Editor to select a background color for the Dashboard. Colors can come from:

• (Recommended) CSM Themes: All colors defined for the selected CSM Theme.
• System:

  Set of colors provided by your Operating System. System colors can greatly vary depending on the Operating System and browser used to view the color.

• Web:

  Set of named Web-safe colors.

• RGB colors:

  Customized Red, Green, Blue (RGB) colors.

Good to know:

• If you are using Dashboard Themes, use a Theme color for the Dashboard background (ex: A Form Background color). You can select a system, Web, or RGB color; however, if you use a non-Theme color, the background will not change to another Theme color when you apply a different Theme.
• Theme colors are defined as part of a Theme's definition. Use the Theme Manager to create a Theme.
• Colors can be solid or can contain gradients.
• Colors can be conditional (Expression-driven): For example, define an Expression to conditionally change the background color of a Dashboard to red to indicate a surpassed threshold (ex: Open Incidents surpassed 100 count threshold).

To select a Dashboard background color:

1. Open a Dashboard in the Dashboard Editor
2. On the Dashboard Editor toolbar, click the drop-down arrow on the Background Color button .
3. Select a color pattern, either:
   • Solid color: Uses one color (First Color) for the background. Click a color in the list.
   • Gradient (left-to-right or top-to-bottom): Uses a gradient between two colors (First Color and Second Color). Click two colors in the list, and then click Select.
4. Select a background color, either:
   • Use Expression: Select this check box to use an Expression to conditionally change the color; then, select or define the condition, using either:
     • Custom Expression: Click the Custom Expression button to open the Custom Expression Builder, and then create a custom Expression specifically for this scenario.
     • Stored Expression: Click the Ellipses button to open the Expression Manager, and then select an existing stored Expression or create a new stored Expression. Stored Expressions can be reused in numerous places in CSM.
   • Color category:
     • (Recommended) Theme: All colors defined for the selected CSM Theme.
     • System:

       Set of colors provided by your Operating System. System colors can greatly vary depending on the Operating System and browser used to view the color.

     • Web:

       Set of named Web-safe colors.

     • Custom:

       Customized Red, Green, Blue (RGB) colors.

5. Continue making changes, or select OK to save and close the editor.