Customize Dashboard Views

Overview

Customizing the ManageEngine Log360 dashboard allows you to tailor the view to focus on the data most relevant to your log sources. You can add, remove, or rearrange tabs and widgets, and adjust layout settings to create a personalized dashboard that enhances monitoring efficiency and visibility. This page outlines the available customization options and explains how to configure the dashboard to suit your specific monitoring requirements.

Filtering data by time range

You can filter the data displayed on the dashboard by selecting a time range.

1. In the top-right corner of the Dashboard, click the drop-down.
2. Choose from predefined options such as Today, Yesterday, Last 7 days, Last 30 days, This month, Last month.

   

3. To define your own range, select Custom and specify the From and To dates and times using the calendar and time fields.

   

4. Alternatively, you can use the Last field to set a relative time range.
5. Click Apply to update the dashboard data for the selected period.

Adding a new tab

To add a new tab to the dashboard,

1. In the Dashboard, click the icon on the top-right corner and select Add Tab.

   

2. In the pop-up box that appears, you can see the following:
   • Default tabs: Events Overview, Network Overview, Security Overview, M365 Overview, Incident Overview, Detection Overview, Threat Analytics, and AD Audit.
   • Other predefined templates
   • Add Custom Tab option
3. Click Add Custom Tab. Enter a name for the tab in the given field and click Add.

   

Adding a new widget to a tab

To add a new widget,

1. In the Dashboard, click the icon on the top-right corner and select Add Widgets.
2. In the Add New Widget window, choose a component from the Select Component drop-down.

   

3. Specify the widget, widget type, chart type, chart color, and provide a display name for the widget.

   

4. Once configured, select Add to save the widget.

Editing, deleting, and reordering tabs

To delete tabs from the dashboard,

1. In the Dashboard, click the icon on the top-right corner and select Manage Tabs.

   

2. In the Manage Tab dialog box that appears, click the icon corresponding to that tab that you want to delete.
3. In the pop-up confirmation box, click Yes to confirm the deletion of the tab.
4. Click Save to apply the changes to the dashboard.

To reorder the tabs in the dashboard,

1. In the Dashboard, click the icon on the top-right corner and select Manage Tabs.
2. Click the icon and drag and drop the tabs in the order of your choice.
3. Click Save to apply the changes to the dashboard.

To edit a dashboard tab:

1. In the Dashboard, click the icon on the top-right corner and select Manage Tabs.
2. Hover over the tab you want to edit and click the edit icon.

   

3. Modify the tab name and click the icon to confirm.

   

4. Click Save to apply the changes to the dashboard.

Reordering and resizing widgets

To reorder the widgets in a tab,

1. In the Dashboard, go to the tab containing the widgets you want to reorder.
2. Click the icon on the top-right corner and select Reorder Widgets.

   

3. Click and drag the widgets to your desired positions.
4. Click Save in the top-right corner to apply the changes to the dashboard.

   

To resize the widgets in a tab,

1. In the Dashboard, navigate to the tab whose widgets you want to resize.
2. Click the icon on the top-right corner and select Reorder Widgets.
3. Hover over the widget you want to resize, click the icon, and drag from the bottom-right corner to adjust the size as needed.
4. Click Save in the top-right corner to apply the changes to the dashboard.

Editing and deleting widgets

To edit a widget in a tab,

1. In the Dashboard, click the icon and select Edit Widget corresponding to the widget that you want to edit.

   

2. Update the necessary information and click Update.

   

To delete a widget from a tab,

1. In the Dashboard, click the icon corresponding to the widget that you want to delete.
2. Select Delete Widget.

   

3. Click Yes in the pop-up box to complete the deletion.

   

Viewing the dashboard in full screen mode

To view the dashboard in full screen,

1. In the Dashboard, click the icon on the top-right corner.

   

2. To start a slideshow of the tabs, click the play icon at the top of the screen.
3. To switch between tabs, click the drop-down button at the top of the screen.

   

4. To remove a particular tab from the slideshow, click the toggle button next to the tab name in the drop-down list.

   

5. To switch to dark mode, click the toggle button at the top-right corner of the screen.

   

6. To exit full screen mode, click the icon.

Viewing a widget in full screen mode

To view a widget in full screen, in the dashboard, click the icon on the top-right corner of the widget you want to view.

Refreshing the dashboard and widgets

To refresh the entire dashboard,

1. In the Dashboard, click the icon on the top-right corner of the screen.

   

To refresh a particular widget,

1. In the Dashboard, click the icon on the top-right corner of the specific widget.

   

Changing refresh interval

To change the time interval for the automatic refreshing of the dashboard,

1. In the Dashboard, click the icon on the top-right corner and select Refresh Interval.

   

2. In the Dashboard Refresh window, select the refresh interval: Never, 30 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, or 1 hour.
   NOTE If you select Never, the dashboard will not refresh automatically. You will need to refresh it manually.

   

3. Click Save to apply the changes to the dashboard.
   NOTE Watch this video for a step-by-step demonstration of customizing the dashboard.

Read also

This page explained about customizing the Log360 dashboard to tailor tabs and widgets. To learn more about predefined dashboard views and widget management, refer to the following documents:

• Predefined tabs and widgets