Organize Dynatrace dashboards

When you have a lot of dashboards, you need to manage them.

Filters on the dashboards table

Depending on how many Dynatrace users you have and how many dashboards they create, the Dashboards page (in the Dynatrace menu, go to Dashboards) may present you with a long table of dashboards. You need to know how to filter that table.

There are two ways to set filters on the Dashboards table:

• The collapsible pane to the left of the table has filters such as Ownership and Favorite. Any selection you make for one of those filters adds the equivalent filter to the filter bar above the table and applies the filter.
• You can add filters directly to the filter bar above the table: in the filter bar, select a filter, and then type or select the filter value. You need to use this method for filter values that require typing.

List my dashboards

To list just your own dashboards

1. In the Dynatrace menu, go to Dashboards.
2. Set a filter using one of these methods:
   • Under Ownership in the left column, select Mine
   • On the Filter by line, select Ownership: Mine

All dashboard table filters

You can apply the following filters to the Dashboards table:

• Name: Type any part of the dashboard name and press enter
• Ownership: Filters by ownership of the dashboard
  • Mine: All dashboards that you've created
  • Shared with me: All dashboards created by other users who have granted you read or edit permissions to their dashboards
• Favorite: Lists just the favorited dashboards
• Owner: Filters by the name or user ID of the owner
• Tag: Filters by dashboard tag
• Hidden: Set to Yes to display your hidden dashboards
• Preset: Whether to list only preset dashboards

If you set more than one filter, only dashboards that match all of the filters are shown.

Favorites

Favorited dashboards are sorted to the top of the Dashboards table by default, followed by the rest of the dashboards in the table.

Favorite a dashboard

To favorite the dashboard you are viewing, select the star in the upper-right corner of the dashboard. The star toggles favoriting on and off.

To favorite multiple dashboards

1. In the Dynatrace menu, go to Dashboards.
   By default, the table is sorted by the Favorite column, so your favorites should be listed at the top of the table.
2. In the Favorite column, select the star for each dashboard you want to favorite.

Unfavorite a dashboard

To unfavorite the dashboard you are viewing, select the star in the upper-right corner of the dashboard. The star toggles favoriting on and off.

To unfavorite multiple dashboards

1. In the Dynatrace menu, go to Dashboards.
   By default, the table is sorted by the Favorite column, so your favorites should be listed at the top of the table.
2. optional To list only your favorites, filter the table by Favorite: Yes.
3. In the Favorite column, select the star for each dashboard you want to unfavorite.

List your favorite dashboards

1. In the Dynatrace menu, go to Dashboards.
   By default, the table is sorted by the Favorite column, so your favorites should be listed at the top of the table, followed by the other dashboards you have permission to display.
2. optional To list only your favorites, set a filter using one of these methods:
   • Under Favorite in the left column, select Yes
   • On the Filter by line, select Favorite: Yes

Popularity

The Popularity column of the Dashboards table shows you which dashboards have been most viewed over the last 30 days. Each dashboard is given a popularity score between 1 (least popular) and 10 (most popular).

• If you're a Dynatrace user, sort by Popularity to find popular dashboards that you might want to use.
• If you manage a Dynatrace deployment, sort by Popularity to identify underused dashboards that could be candidates for cleanup.

Tags

You can use tags to organize your dashboards into groups.

To apply dashboard tags

1. Display the dashboard.
2. Select Edit.
   If you don't see an Edit option, you don't have permission to edit that dashboard.
3. Select Add tag under the name of the dashboard, type and select the tag, and then select Add.
   Repeat this step as needed to add additional tags to this dashboard.
4. Select Done to save your changes.

You can filter the Dashboards list by Tag.

Management zones

Management zones are used to partition monitoring data based on team ownership and responsibility. Dashboard content is automatically filtered whenever a management zone is selected.

You can set a default timeframe and management zone for each dashboard; these are selected every time you open the dashboard. They're also used when you share the dashboard.

To configure the default timeframe and management zone, edit the dashboard, switch to the Settings tab, and configure either or both settings:

• Default timeframe: turn it on and select a timeframe for the dashboard.
• Default management zone: turn it on and select a management zone for the dashboard.

Team members who view a zone-specific dashboard without having the required management zone permissions are presented with a dashboard that has no content. They must select a management zone that they have permission to view before data is displayed on the dashboard.

For more on dashboards and management zones, see Dashboard timeframe and management zone.

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