# Dashboards

Dashboard fields, layout, and commands.

Source: https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/analytics/reference/dashboards/
Updated: 2026-10-29

A **Dashboard** is a collection of Widgets arranged in a grid. Dashboards give teams a persistent view of the questions that matter most to their role.

## Fields

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| **Name** | Dashboard name, shown in the Dashboards list. Required, 3–64 characters. |
| **Created by** | The user who created the dashboard. |
| **Section** | One of Production, Inventory, Purchase, Engineering. Groups the dashboard in the template gallery. Only shown on the form to a site admin. |
| **Template** | Marks the dashboard as a starting point offered in the template gallery when someone creates a new dashboard. Only shown on the form to a site admin. |
| **Picture** | Optional cover image shown on the dashboard's card in the template gallery. Only shown on the form to a site admin. |

Visibility in the Dashboards list is not a field you set — it follows the viewer's Analytics permission role. See [How dashboards and widgets work](https://support.toolingmetrics.com/en/analytics/overview/dashboards-and-widgets/).

## Layout

Widgets sit in a responsive grid (1 column on small screens, up to 6 on large ones) and flow in the order set by each Widget's **Order** field. A widget's **Size** — XS, S, M, L, XL, or XXL — sets how many grid columns it spans as the screen widens. There's no drag-and-drop repositioning or resizing; change **Order** or **Size** on the widget itself to move or resize it.

## Commands

| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| **Add Widget** | Opens the widget form to add a new widget to the dashboard. |
| **Edit** | Opens the dashboard form to change Name (and Section/Template/Picture, for a site admin). |
| **Duplicate** | Creates a copy owned by you, with every widget's settings copied — except each widget's Source Name, which resets to "All record." The copy's Template is reset to false. |
| **Delete** | Asks for confirmation, then permanently removes the dashboard and all its widgets. |