To view another dashboard, click Dashboards and then select the dashboard you want to view. Scroll down this list to locate dashboards that are not displayed on the screen.

The events widget allows you to monitor the status of events in your system. By adding the events widgets to your dashboard, you can quickly view a snapshot of the events that are important to you. You can configure the events widget to display all active events or the results of a saved event search, and you can highlight events that have recently occurred. For more information about creating and saving event searches, see Save and manage Events report searches.

Events widget highlighting events that have occurred in the last 5 minutes

To view the message associated with an event, move the pointer over the event and then click the mail icon. xMatters then displays the message in a pop-up window.

To view the tracking report associated with an event, move the pointer over the event and click the event name.

View information about an event including its attachments, comments, conference bridge summary, fill counts, or suppressed notifications by clicking the corresponding icons:

	Click the paperclip icon to view attachments.
	Click the phone icon to view conference call information.
	Click the comment bubble icon to view comments. The number of comments is displayed after this icon.
	Click the response count icon to view fill count information on the tracking report.
	Click the notification suppression icon to view the event log for more detailed information about notifications that were suppressed for the event.

To configure the events widget:

1. Move the pointer over the events widget.
   1. The gear icon and drag handles appear.
2. Click the gear icon, and then click Edit Settings.
   1. The events widget displays a menu.
3. Click the Choose a Search list box, and select the events that you want to display.
   1. To display active events, click All Active Events.
   2. To display the results of one of the listed saved searches, click the name of the saved search.
   3. To display the results of a saved search that is not visible in the list, click Show All. In the Manage Searches dialog box, click the name of the saved search that you want to display.
4. To highlight recent events, type the number of minutes that new events should be highlighted for in the Highlight New Events for text box. Use 0 minutes to turn off event highlighting.
   1. Events that have occurred in the specified time frame are highlighted in the events widget.

The messaging link widget allows you to create shortcuts to specific communication plan messaging forms and scenarios. You can use a set of messaging links to create a dashboard that allows you to quickly send messages related to a specific event such as a major IT outage or severe weather event.

The quick link widget displays a link to part of the xMatters interface. You can view quick link widgets for the parts of xMatters that you are able to access according to your roles and permissions.

Available quick links

• Inbox
• Manage Devices
• Manage Groups
• Manage Communication Plans
• Manage Subscriptions
• Manage Users
• Send Message
• Tutorials and Videos

To configure a quick link widget:

1. Access Choose a Link by doing one of the following:
   1. If the widget has not already been configured, click Edit Settings, and then click Choose a Link.
   2. If the widget has already been configured, move the pointer over the widget, click the gear icon, and then click Choose a Link.
2. Click the drop-down list, and then click the type of link to display.

The My Schedule widget allows you to monitor your current on-call status. By adding the My Schedule widget to your dashboard, you can quickly view how long you are on call for or when you will be on call next. The My Schedule widget is a shortcut to the schedule tab of the user profile. You can configure the widget to filter your schedule based on your position in the shift escalation order.

To configure the My Schedule widget:

1. Move the pointer over the My Schedule widget. The gear icon and drag handles appear.
2. Click the gear icon, and then click Choose a filter. The My Schedule widget displays a menu.
3. Click the list box, and select a schedule filter: Primary On-Call, Primary and Secondary On-All, or All Shifts.
   1. You can configure more than one My Schedule widget on your dashboard.

The Integrations widget displays integrations between xMatters and third party applications that are available to install in your xMatters deployment.

To use the Integrations widget:

• Scroll through the list of integrations or use the search function to find a specific application.
• Move the pointer over an icon to view a description of the integration.
• Click the icon for an integration to go to that integration's configuration screen.

You can create new dashboards, manage your dashboards, and share them with others. For more information about creating and sharing dashboards, see Manage and share dashboards.

You can easily customize your dashboard to include any of the available widgets.

To add a widget to a dashboard:

1. From the communication center, click Add Widgets.
2. Drag the widget to your dashboard and drop it where you want it to appear.
   1. A blue line or box indicates where the widget will appear.
3. Click Finished.

Once you have added the widget to your dashboard, you can configure its settings. For more information about configuring widget settings, see the documentation for the specific widget.

You can adjust the location and size of dashboard widgets or delete them from your dashboard.

To adjust a dashboard widget:

1. View the drag handle and gear icon by moving the pointer over the top of the widget, and then choose one of the following options:

• To move the widget, click the drag handles and drag the widget to a new location on the dashboard.
• To delete a widget, click the gear icon and click Delete Widget.
• To resize a widget, move the pointer over the border of the widget until the resize cursor appears. You can then click and drag the border to resize the widget.
• To rename a widget that has a top border title, such as the Events widget, click the title and type a new name.

Renaming an events widget