Widget configuration options

Each widget has a group of settings that will impact how the widget displays information and what information a widget will display. In this section, we will go through the common setting types and the layout of a widget.

Most widgets will have one or more of these common configuration options:

  • Title: This is what is displayed as the title of the widget on the dashboard.
  • Refresh Content: When enabled, the widget will refresh with the latest data automatically. This is recommended unless the widget is used in an interactive manner.
  • Refresh interval: The interval when the widget will refresh data if enabled.
  • Self Provider: When set to on, the widget becomes its own provider and will only show data on the objects ...

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