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preferences:dashboard [2020/08/03 23:31] – [15.05. Dashboard set up (prior to mSupply v4.0)] Mark Gloverpreferences:dashboard [2024/04/09 01:49] (current) – [16.05. Mobile Dashboard set up (before v4.0)] Mark Glover
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-====== 15.05. Dashboard set up (prior to mSupply v4.0) ====== +====== 16.05. Mobile Dashboard set up (before v4.0) ======
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-The following instructions are for setting up dashboards for mSupply versions prior to v4.0. \\ For mSupply v4.0 and later please refer to the [[web_interface:dashboard_setup|Dashboard setup]] chapter of this user guide. </WRAP>+
  
-<WRAP round important 80%>Before the settings in this section will work you must make sure your [[preferences:general#server_tab|webserver]] is currently running. \\ If a webserver is not yet set up for your organisation a request can be put through to mSupply Support.</WRAP>+<WRAP center round alert 80%> 
 +August 2020:  The instructions on this page are for configuring mSupply's legacy web dashboard and [[https://docs.msupply.foundation/mobile/introduction/mobile-dashboard/|mSupply Mobile dashboards]].  mSupply's legacy web dashboard has been superseded by the [[https://docs.msupply.foundation/en:dashboard|mSupply Grafana web dashboard]]. 
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 +The following instructions are for setting up dashboards for mSupply versions prior to v4.0. \\ For mSupply v4.0 and later please refer to the [[web_interface:dashboard_setup|Dashboard set up (after v4.0)]] chapter of this user guide. </WRAP>
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 __**Before you set the dashboard up you must:**__ __**Before you set the dashboard up you must:**__
   * know what ports are already in use on the server   * know what ports are already in use on the server
-  * have an appropriate SSL Certificate set up (Sustainable Solutions can help with this if needed)+  * have an appropriate [[https://www.ssl.com/faqs/faq-what-is-ssl/|SSL Certificate]] set up. 
 +  * make sure your [[preferences:general#server_tab|webserver]] is currently running. 
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 +Sustainable Solutions can help with these.</WRAP> 
  
-{{ :preferences:prefs_dashboard.png?650 |}} 
  
-To setup the dashboard:+To setup the dashboard (refer figure below): 
 +  - Open **File** > **Preferences** > **Dashboard**
   - Check the "We use the web dashboard" checkbox.   - Check the "We use the web dashboard" checkbox.
-  - In the **Dashboard web URL** field enter the base URL to reach the dashboard on e.g. ''http://dashboard.msupply.org:2048/'' (i.e. everything up to 'dashboard' in the URL you browse to - don't forget the trailing slash (/) otherwise it won't work!) +  - In the **Dashboard web URL** field enter the base URL to reach the dashboard, e.g. ''http://yoursystem.msupply.org:2048/''.\\  Don't forget the trailing slash (/) otherwise it won't work!\\  If you are running from localhost, use your IP address, e.g. ''http://127.0.0.1:8080/'' rather than ''http://localhost/''. 
-    - if you are running from localhost, use your IP rather than ''http://localhost'' both here and in the browser +  - The URL users type in to the address bar of their browser to access the dashboard will be this base URL with ''dashboard'' on the end, e.g. ''https://yoursystem.msupply.org:2048/dashboard/''
-    - the URL users type in to the address bar of their browser to access the dashboard will be this URL with ''Dashboard'' on the end+
   - Tick the reports in the **Is active** column to select them for display on your dashboard.   - Tick the reports in the **Is active** column to select them for display on your dashboard.
-  - You can choose how often these reports are updated by clicking in the **Update Period (mins)** column and entering a number of minutes.+  - You can choose how often these reports are updated by clicking in the **Update Period (mins)** column and entering a number of minutes.{{ :preferences:prefs_dashboard.png?650 |}}
   - Setup which reports appear on which tabs - refer [[preferences:dashboard#dashboard_tabs|Dashboard tabs]].   - Setup which reports appear on which tabs - refer [[preferences:dashboard#dashboard_tabs|Dashboard tabs]].
   - Setup which dashboard reports each user can access - refer [[web_interface:dashboard_using|The dashboard]].   - Setup which dashboard reports each user can access - refer [[web_interface:dashboard_using|The dashboard]].
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 If you can't make a dashboard report that does what you want then please speak to us, it's usually a fairly simple matter for us to create one for you. If you can't make a dashboard report that does what you want then please speak to us, it's usually a fairly simple matter for us to create one for you.
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 +August 2020:  The remaining instructions on this page are for configuring mSupply's legacy web dashboard.  This may still work, but is no longer supported as it has been superseded by the [[https://docs.msupply.foundation/en:dashboard|mSupply Grafana web dashboard]].  The instructions are left here for historic reference only.
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