Toolbox in the Web Dashboard

• Feb 24, 2023
• 2 minutes to read

The Toolbox is an extension that provides access to the dashboard menu and allows users to add dashboard items when the Web Dashboard operates in Designer mode.

The main parts of the Toolbox are listed below:

Dashboard Menu Button

Allows you to invoke the dashboard menu that contains the Save, Open, and other main commands.

Toolbox Groups

Contains buttons that allow you to add dashboard items (Grid, Maps, Filter Elements, and so on), layout elements (Tab Container, Dashboard Group), or custom items.

Toolbar Groups

Contains frequently used commands (for instance, the Viewer button is displayed here if you enable the Dashboard Panel).

Toolbox Groups

The Toolbox groups dashboard items as follows:

Item Group	Description	Items
Common	Data items used to visualize data.	Grid Pivot Chart Treemap Pies Scatter Chart Cards Gauges Text Box Image Bound Image
Maps	Map dashboard items.	Geo Point Map Choropleth Map Bubble Map Pie Map
Filter	Items used to filter data in data items.	Range Filter Combo Box List Box Tree View Date Filter
Layout	Items used to arrange another dashboard items in a dashboard.	Group Tab Container
Custom Section	Custom section. You can change this section’s name.	Custom items you have added to the Web Dashboard

Customization

Use the ToolboxExtension to manage the Toolbox.

The main parts of the Toolbox are listed below:

ToolboxExtension.menuItems

Provides access to the dashboard menu’s items collection.

ToolboxExtension.toolboxGroups

Provide an access to the collection of toolbox groups obtained from the Toolbox.

Use the DashboardToolboxGroup.items property to access items in a toolbox group.

ToolboxExtension.toolbarGroups

Provides an access to the toolbar groups collection obtained from the Toolbox.

Use the DashboardToolbarGroup.items property to access items in a toolbar group.