Add an area

To add an area to a project, follow these steps:

  • Log in to Custom Dashboard and click the configure button on the appropriate project.

    Configure dashboards
    Configure dashboards

  • Click the Projects tab. It shows the list of existing projects configured for the dashboard.

    Configure playground Projects
    Configure playground Projects

  • Click the ➕ Add Area button to add an area to the project. A dialog appears, and areas are populated automatically based on the project (Interact application).

    Define an area to display on the dashboard
    Define an area to display on the dashboard

  • Provide the Area name and select areas. Multiple areas can be selected. Click Next to configure further parameters for an area.

  • Select the dashboard views where this area needs to appear. The supported dashboard views are.

    • Energy usage

    • Faults

    • Light control

      Select the dashboard views where this area appears
      Select the dashboard views where this area appears

      One or more dashboard viewscan be selected. For the Energy usage, the user must also provide a target value in kWh/year. This value is used to track actual usage against the given target value.

  • Click the Next button to go to the final step of adding an area.

    Add an area add more context to this area
    Add an area add more context to this area

    The user can provide: Color: The color is used for showing area in energy, fault graphs. Link to Interact app (optional) : Provide the URL of the project. This link is used to launch the application when the user clicks on the launch button in dashboard. It is an optional field. * *Tag: Remove?

  • Click Done to add area, area details appear under the project overview. Click the Back to review the previous configuration. Click the exit button on top-right corner of the dialog to cancel adding an area at any time.

Custom Dashboard does not restrict the use of same names for area. But it may confuse the customer. It is recommended to use unique names for areas in a dashboard.