Default Time Settings for Dashboards

You can customize the default behavior of the time selectors when editing the dashboard. The default settings will load when the dashboard is opened, while still allowing users flexibility to adjust the settings in the view mode without affecting the defaults.

To edit the default time settings:

  1. Click Edit to enter Dashboard editing mode. When you enter this mode, the dashboard will preserve the last time configuration set in the view mode.

  2. Review the current default time settings. In the side panel for the dashboard, widget, or section, locate Default time to review the current default settings:

    Default Time Configuration

    Figure 133. Default Time Configuration


  3. Adjust the time settings:

    • Shared Time Selector. Enable or disable this selector according to the desired default behavior. If the shared time is ON, select the default time range for this selector.

    • Widget Time Selector: if Shared Time is off, adjust the default time range for each widget by selecting the new time range in the Widget Time Selector.

    • Section Time Selector:

      1. To add a section time selector, ensure that dashboard Shared Time is off.

      2. In the Section side panel, check the Time selector checkbox to add a time selection to the section.

      3. Adjust the default time range in the section's selector panel.

  4. Click Save to apply the changes. If you changed the Shared Time behavior or the default time range for any of the time selectors, you will be prompted to confirm the changes. This step helps to prevent accidental overwriting of the default time settings that were carried over from the view mode when entering edit mode.

    Update Default Time

    Figure 134. Update Default Time