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Custom dashboards are dashboards you create to display cards with the metrics you find most useful for monitoring your site's traffic. With custom dashboards, you can add and arrange preset or custom cards in a display that best suits your needs. This guide describes how to work with custom dashboards from the Site Overview page.

Creating a custom dashboard

To create a custom dashboard, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the Next-Gen WAF control panel.

2. From the Sites menu, select a site if you have more than one site.

3. Click Add dashboard in the upper-right corner of the Site Overview page.
4. Fill out the Add custom dashboard controls as follows:
   • In the Name field, enter the name of the new dashboard.
   • (Optional) Click Choose default cards and select the default cards you want to add to the custom dashboard.
5. Click Create dashboard. Your newly created dashboard appears on the Site Overview page.

Duplicating a dashboard

To duplicate a dashboard, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the Next-Gen WAF control panel.

2. From the Sites menu, select a site if you have more than one site.

3. From the dashboards menu , select the dashboard you want to switch to. You can narrow down the list by using the search field.
4. Click the two stacked documents in the upper-right corner of the Site Overview page. A duplicate of the selected dashboard appears on the Site Overview page.

Renaming a custom dashboard

To rename a custom dashboard, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the Next-Gen WAF control panel.

2. From the Sites menu, select a site if you have more than one site.

3. From the dashboards menu , select the dashboard you want to rename. You can narrow down the list by using the search field.
4. Click the pencil in the upper-right corner of the Site Overview page..
5. In the Name field, enter a new name for the dashboard.
6. Click Update dashboard. The renamed dashboard appears on the Site Overview page.

Deleting a custom dashboard

To delete a custom dashboard, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the Next-Gen WAF control panel.

2. From the Sites menu, select a site if you have more than one site.

3. From the dashboards menu , select the dashboard you want to delete. You can narrow down the list by using the search field.
4. Click the pencil in the upper-right corner of the Site Overview page.
5. Click the Delete dashboard and then Delete dashboard. The dashboard is deleted.

Working with cards

You can surface relevant metrics on custom dashboards by adding cards that highlight meaningful data, editing cards to display specific signals, arranging the cards into a preferred layout, and deleting cards that aren't needed anymore.

Adding preset cards

To add a preset card to a custom dashboard, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the Next-Gen WAF control panel.

2. From the Sites menu, select a site if you have more than one site.

3. From the dashboards menu , select the dashboard you want to modify. You can narrow down the list by using the search field.
4. Click Add card in the empty card slot at the end of the dashboard.
5. Select a preset card type.
6. Fill out the Add card window as follows:
   • In the Title field, enter a title for the card.
   • In the Description field, enter a description for the card.
   • From the Signals menu, select the signals the card will track. You can search for specific signals within the list by entering the name of the signal you want to search for.
7. Click Create card. The card is added to the dashboard.

Adding custom cards

To add a custom card to a custom dashboard, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the Next-Gen WAF control panel.

2. From the Sites menu, select a site if you have more than one site.

3. From the dashboards menu , select the dashboard you want to switch to. You can narrow down the list by using the search field.
4. Click Add card in the empty card slot at the end of the dashboard.
5. Select Signals request chart: to create a card with a bar graph or Signals trend list: to create a card that lists each signal and the percentage each signal increased or decreased over the selected time period.
6. Fill out the Add card window as follows:
   • In the Title field, enter a title for the card.
   • In the Description field, enter a description for the card.
   • From the Signals menu, select the signals the card will track. You can search for specific signals within the list by entering the name of the signal you want to search for.
7. Click Create card. The card is added to the dashboard.

Editing cards

To edit a card on a custom dashboard, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the Next-Gen WAF control panel.

2. From the Sites menu, select a site if you have more than one site.

3. From the dashboards menu , select the dashboard that contains the card you want to edit. You can narrow down the list by using the search field.
4. Hover over the upper-right corner of the card you want to edit and click the pencil that appears.
5. Fill out the Edit card window as follows:
   • In the Title field, enter a new title for the card.
   • In the Description field, enter a new description for the card.
   • From the Signals menu, remove signals by clicking the x icon in the name or add signals by selecting them from the menu.
6. Click Update card. The card is updated.

Rearranging cards

To arrange custom dashboard cards into a preferred layout, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the Next-Gen WAF control panel.

2. From the Sites menu, select a site if you have more than one site.

3. From the dashboards menu , select the dashboard you want to modify. You can narrow down the list by using the search field.
4. Hover over the upper-right corner of the card you want to edit and click the four-way arrow that appears, then drag the card to the preferred location on the dashboard.

Removing cards

To remove a card from a custom dashboard, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the Next-Gen WAF control panel.

2. From the Sites menu, select a site if you have more than one site.

3. From the dashboards menu , select the dashboard you want to switch to. You can narrow down the list by using the search field.
4. Hover over the upper-right corner of the card you want to edit and click the pencil that appears.
5. Click Delete card and then Delete. The card is removed from the dashboard.

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