Understanding Widgets Parent topic

Widgets are the core components for the dashboard. Tabs provide the layout and widgets provide the actual data for the dashboard.
Note
Note
Customizing the dashboard, tabs, or widgets for one user account has no effect on the dashboard, tabs, or widgets for a different user account. Each user account has a completely independent dashboard, tabs, and widgets from every other user account.
In some widgets the total number of messages matching each scanning condition consists of overlaps. For example, if a message matches more than one scanning condition, such as spam and attachment, this message will be counted twice, once in the total number for spam and a second time in the total number for attachment.

Using Widgets Parent topic

Each widget provides targeted security-related information. Widgets can display this information in one of the following ways:
  • Bar chart
  • Pie chart
  • Table
Click the help icon on a widget to view the following types of information:

Widget Help

Widget Topic
Description
Overview
Provides a description for the widget and how the widget can be used
Widget Data
Detailed information about the data that displays in the widget’s table
Configure
Description of settings that are readily visible on the widget
Edit
Description of settings that require clicking the edit icon to modify

Configuring Widgets Parent topic

Configuring a widget means modifying settings for the widget that are readily visible on the widget. The following table lists some examples of the widget settings administrators can modify.

Configuring Widgets

Setting
Description
Range
Modify the time range for data that displays:
  • 1 hour
  • 6 hours
  • 12 hours
  • 24 hours
Data aggregation
Modify the aggregation for the data by specifying all IMSVA or a single IMSVA.
Display
Modify how the data displays:
  • Bar chart
  • Pie chart
  • Table

Editing Widgets Parent topic

Editing a widget means modifying settings for the widget that are not readily visible on the widget. Click the edit icon to access these settings. Examples include:

Editing Widgets

Setting
Description
Title
Modify the name that displays for the widget.
Others
Some widgets provide settings to modify the amount of data a widget displays (range of entries) or the type of data that displays (security threat type or component type with the product type).

Procedure

  1. Go to the Dashboard screen.
  2. Click the Edit icon on the widget. The Edit screen appears.
  3. Specify a meaningful title for the widget in the Title field.
  4. Click OK.
  5. Specify values for any other settings available on the widget.
    Note
    Note
    For more information about "other" settings, check the Help for that specific widget.
  6. Click Save.
    The widget reloads applying the new settings.

Adding Widgets Parent topic

The number of widgets that you can add to a tab depends on the layout for the tab. Once the tab contains the maximum number of widgets, you must remove a widget from the tab or create a new tab for the widget.

Procedure

  1. Go to any tab on the dashboard.
  2. Click Add Widget.
    The Add Widget screen appears.
  3. Click one of the following to filter the widgets that display:
    Category
    Description
    All Widgets
    Displays all widgets available
    System
    Displays only system widgets
    Message Traffic
    Displays only message traffic widgets
    Sender Filtering
    Displays only Sender Filtering widgets
    Cloud Pre-Filter
    Displays only Cloud Pre-Filter widgets
  4. Select one or more widgets to add to a tab.
  5. Click Add and Reload.