Web Part Display Settings

These options determine how the Web Part will be displayed in the dashboard or in the Plant Applications Web Server.

To control how your Web Part is displayed

  1. Log on to the Web Parts Administrator. How?

  2. In the Web Part Administration dialog box, click the Configure Available WebParts tab.

  3. Select the Web Part you want to configure and click Web Parts Properties. The Web Parts Options dialog box appears.

  4. Do one or more of the following:

  1. In the Description box, type a brief description of the Web Part.

  2. Under Position on Page click the icon that represents where you want this Web Part positioned on the dashboard or portal page.

  3. If you have more than one Web Part with the same position on the dashboard or portal page, you can type a number In the Position in Column box to specify the order you want the Web Parts displayed. For example, Web Part A and Web Part B both occupy the center of the dashboard or portal page. If you type 1 in the Position in Column box for Web Part A and you type 2 in the Position in Column for Web Part B, Web Part A will be on top of Web Part B in the dashboard or portal page.

  4. Select or clear the Display this Web Part in a frame option. If you clear this option, the Web Part will not have a border around it and will not have a title bar. Without the title bar, you can not customize your Web Part.

  5. Under Default State, click either the Expanded or Minimized button. This will determine whether the Web Part is minimized or expanded when the dashboard or portal page is opened.

  6. Select or clear the Allow users to remove this Web Part from their dashboard option. If you clear this option, users will not be able to delete this Web Part from the dashboard or portal page.

  7. Under Should this Web Part be cached, select Yes or No. If you select Yes, the output of a Web Part will be cached for a period of time before the dashboard or portal refreshes it. See step h.

  8. If you chose Yes in step g, you can determine if the cached output can be shared by all users or cached separately for each individual user, and the period of time, in seconds, before the dashboard will refresh it. From the Style drop-down list, select All Users to share the cached output with all users or select Per User to cache the output for each individual user. In the Seconds box, type the number of seconds before the dashboard will automatically refresh the output.

  9. Select the Provide help for this Web Part through the following link if you want to link to a help file for this Web Part. If you select this option, type the help file's URL or full path in the box. The Web Part will have a Help icon in the title bar that, when clicked, will open the help file.

  10. Click Update to save your changes.

  11. Click Close to close the dialog box.