Creating the master page of the dashboard

This section describes the steps required to create multi-page portlet and a folder structure to organize your dashboard resources.

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  1. In IBM® Cognos® Connection, click the new page button.
  2. Type the name, select a location for your page, and click Next.
  3. In the Set columns and layout page, set the number of columns, and the column width.
  4. Click Add at the bottom of the first column. A list of portlet groups opens. Navigate to the portlet that you want to include in the page.
  5. Select the checkbox against the portlet group that you want to include and click the right arrow. This creates an entry in the Selected entries box.
  6. Click OK, and repeat steps 4 and 5 for each column.
  7. In the Set page style page, specify a meaningful title for the page.
  8. Set the other properties, click OK, and then Next.
  9. In the Select an action page, select Add this page to the portal tabs.
  10. Click Finish. The page that you see is the dashboard master page.
  11. Open this page. You will see empty frames for each portlet added.
  12. In the portlet toolbar, click the edit button. The portlet properties page opens.
  13. In the Folder section, click Select an entry.
  14. Browse to the folder or package that contains the resources for the dashboard, such as shortcuts, pages, or bookmarks. Select an entry, and click OK.
    Note: To add My Folders as a tab in the dashboard, create a shortcut to My Folders.
  15. Specify other portlet properties as required. For example, in the Display Style section, specify how to display the dashboard tabs, either horizontally at the top of the page, or vertically on the left side of the page. For more information about the portlet properties, see the Administration and Security Guide.
  16. Click OK. You can now open and view the dashboard page.
    Note: Other users can access the dashboard through its URL. To see the URL, go to IBM Cognos Connection, locate the dashboard master page, and open its properties page. On the General tab, click View the search path, ID and URL.

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