To start working with shareable panels, login to your Dotcom-Monitor account, then on the left sidebar menu select Reports > Shareable Panels.

To create a new panel, click Create Panel.

Setting Panel Width

Fluid Panels will size to the user’s current screen and widgets will flow to fit the panel size.

Fixed Panels have a pre-defined, constant width. Fixed panels are useful if you plan to display them in a multiple monitor environment that spans more than the width of a single screen. For example, if you plan to display a panel on two 1024×768 screens, the fixed-width should be set to 2048.

Configuring Access

In the Access section of the panel properties window, you can configure access to your panel.

By default, all users on the Internet can access a shareable panel via the URL that is automatically generated for the panel. However, you can restrict access to the panel so only authenticated users of your Dotcom-Monitor account will be able to open the link to the panel and view the report data.

To allow only authenticated users of your Dotcom-Monitor account to view the panel, select the Restricted access option.

Configuring Widgets

Once you have created the panel you will be prompted to add your first widget to this panel. When created the widget will be added to your panel and available to everyone with access to this panel.

You can add as many widgets as you want to your panel from within the Dashboard Panel Editor screen.

Line Graph (Response Time Chart)

Displays a line graph plotting the data points for each selected device over a specified period of time.  You can zoom in to view more granular details and scroll to see specific points along with the graph. There is a limit of 1,000 devices visible in all Response Time Charts on a given panel.

When you add a response time chart you will have to select information on three tabs across the top: Devices/Tasks to display in the widget, Period of time to include in the report, and widget layout.

Devices/Tasks. The devices tab displays a list of all devices/tasks available in your account.  You can use the search bar at the top to filter the list by entering keywords to limit the resulting list based upon the device or task name.  You can also check the box below the search to only show those devices that you have already selected.  This may be helpful if you have a long list of devices.

You will also want to give the widget a unique name and supply a description to easily understand what the purpose of this widget is.

Period. Select a time period to determine which data points will be displayed.  The options include the past 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 3 hours, 6 hours, and 9 hours.  The period will continue to roll forward to show the most recent data points within the selected time frame.

Layout. The layout allows you to select which color bars will represent each device/task on the final chart.

Event Feed

Monitor events from one or more devices including configuration changes, alerts, state changes, and status reports.  The Event Feed displays the most recent events in descending order for the specified period of time.

Device/Task. The devices tab displays a list of all devices/tasks available in your account.  You can use the search bar at the top to filter the list by entering in keywords to limit the resulting list based upon the device or task name.  You can also check the box below the search to only show those devices that you have already selected.  This may be helpful if you have a long list of devices.

You will also want to give the widget a unique name and supply a description to easily understand what the purpose of this widget is.

Period. Select a time period to determine which data points will be displayed.  The options include the past 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 3 hours, 6 hours, and 9 hours.  The period will continue to roll forward to show the most recent data points within the selected time frame.

Pixel Stats

Display the most recent status of devices in a single widget.  The color coding allows you to quickly determine the overall health of your systems at a glance.  Green means online, red means down, and yellow means postponed. Click on a specific device status to drill down into the details of the most recent status.

Device/Task. The devices tab displays a list of all devices/tasks available in your account.  You can use the search bar at the top to filter the list by entering in keywords to limit the resulting list based upon the device or task name.  You can also check the box below the search to only show those devices that you have already selected.  This may be helpful if you have a long list of devices.

Bar Chart

Bar chart provides response time statistics aggregated by a selected time interval for specified monitoring devices.