This is a guide on how to use the UCentric Dashboard including how to add, configure and edit all widgets.
Accessing the dashboard
The dashboard can be accessed in the same way as other web applications from the UCentric suite. In the address bar of your browser, navigate to the system IP address or hostname as you would for other applications. And append ucdashboard to the end of the address, for example 127.0.0.2/ucdashboard.
This will load the main interface and present a login prompt. Again, similar to other applications, this uses the same login credentials as the web interface or single point application. These users can be created or edited through the web interface itself under the Administration pane.
Interface Overview
The below image is the main interface of the dashboard once logged in for the first time. Typically on a default dashboard with nothing currently set on it. A blank canvas.
Using the image above, we can see a navigation bar on the top of the screen. From left to right there are the following options:
Selected Dashboard. This will be the current dashboard name, and a dropdown arrow that allows you to select other saved dashboards. This can be used to view different dashboards or those that are grouped together with transitions.
Mode Selector. This is a pencil icon and will show either the text Free Mode or Grid Mode. Free Mode allows full freedom of movement when placing widgets on the dashboard. Grip Mode will assist in widgets ‘snapping’ in place to great a more ordered look. The modes can be switched between freely at any time.
Locked/Unlocked. This is a padlock icon and text of the current status of the dashboard. Unlocked allows editing of the dashboard and moving widgets, whereas locked will ensure that widgets remain in place.
Add Widget. This is the main button to use when creating a dashboard. Along with the button pictured at the centre of the screen, clicking this opens a list of the available widgets that can be added. These will be touched upon later in the article.
Settings. This button is the picture of a person, followed by the name of the user currently logged in. Clicking on this opens a menu filled with settings to do with the dashboard.
Widgets
Below are a list of the widgets that can be added and viewed on the dashboard. At first these need to be added via clicking on the Add Widget button.
Clock
The clock widget can be used to add more variety in the amount of information presented than just statistics. This widget can be configured to display in either 12 or 24 hour format. And the date and day labels can be switched on or off. For any multinational requirements, the widget can be set to use a specific time zone, allowing for multiple clock widgets to be used for different places.
Dashboard Meter
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Database Viewer
The database viewer is a widget that can display the results of a SQL query that you define. in the expample of the image above the query is simply returning values from a Logs table within the database. You are able to define the database, the query and smaller details to shape how the data is presented.
Selecting how many rows are displayed and also defining a threshold. So that depending on the query, the results could be measured and perhaps display a warning if they are not as desired. Or opposite could highlight success if the value is perhaps high.
Email Vs Teams Chat Usage
EMG Locations
Emissions
Endpoint Breakdown
Event Summary
Highways England Cameras
JamCams
Jira Completion Graph
Jira Ticket Summary
Label
License Status
London TfL Rain Schedules
Mobile Data Usage
National Rail
Ping
PooDar
RSS Reader
Target Calls Graph
TfL Tube Status
UCentric Autoruns
UCentric Call Forwarding
UCentric Call Stats
UCentric Data Grid
UCentric Device Breakdown
UCentric Energy Trend
UCentric Graphs
UCentric Handset Types
UCentric Hotdesk Users
UCentric Power Management
UCentric Simplified Autoruns
UCentric Source Graph
UCentric Source Overview Chart
UCentric Trunk Usage
UCentric Voicemail Data
UKHO Tide Tables
Unused Phones
Usage Mapping
Usage Mapping 2D
Weather
The weather widget allows you to pinpoint your location on Google Maps and displays weather information accordingly. It can be set to display Simple as pictured above, or show a 7 day forecast. You can also tailor the temperature measurement of Celsius or Fahrenheit.
Your browser may ask to share location to set the location automatically.
Web Page Viewer
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The Web Page Viewer widget is a frame, this allows a webpage to be displayed within the web interface. You are able to configure the URL of any website or any direct page.
Live Dashboard
Show some example live dashboard screens here and how to set the dashboard “live”