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). Buttons and Links can execute a single Action (example: Run an Action).

CSM provides a variety of highly configurable widget types:

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.
	Flyout	Displays an HTML page or website that can be collapsed to a tab.
	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 saved 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, or group of widgets). 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 variety of OOTB widgets designed to display data on a dashboard or Portal Site. Use these widgets as-is, edit them, or create your own using the Widget Manager.