Rename the current dashboard Select another dashboard Create a new dashboard Delete the current dashboard Clone current dashboad Copy current dashboard to share Sets the default dashboard that is loaded after logging into MaterialMRT Export the current dashboard Import a dashboard from a JSON file Add a new widget to the dashboard Set the default dashboard Export a dashboard to a JSON file Importing a dashboard from a JSON file Adding a new widget to the dashboard

Dashboard

The dashboard allows the monitoring run-of-mine statistics. The default dashboard panel is the MaterialMRT landing page upon logging in. Users from administrators and operators across a range of roles can create their own dashboards. This also includes the ability to customise and share dashboards with other users. Users are also able to use one or more dashboard, each of which can have any number or type of read-outs called widgets.

A widget contains information in the form of instrument-styled gauges, pie charts, line plots, and Histograms. The readout type is determined by the type of widget chosen using New Widget button. To create and configure widgets, refer to Widgets within this topic.

Dashboard toolbar

The Dashboard controls are located in a toolbar along the top of the page, below the page selection bar. These controls allow you create and manage dashboards, create widgets, import, and export dashboards. Click on any of the buttons and features in the image below to learn their respective functions.

Dashboard toolbar - hover over the text and buttons to navigate to its topic

Note:  The dashboard page does not have a size limit. Use the vertical and horizontal scroll bars as needed to be able to view off-screen items and controls.

Renaming a dashboard

The dashboard name is located at the top-left of the dashboard panel. To rename the dashboard, click the name to change it into a text field and begin typing the new name for the dashboard. To save the new dashboard name, click .

Tip:  The default dashboard cannot be renamed but a clone can be created and renamed to suit.

Selecting another dashboard

Switch to the required dashboard by clicking . A list of current dashboards drops down. Click on the required dashboard to view it.

Creating a new dashboard

Users may have multiple dashboards. To create a new dashboard click , the Enter name for new dashboard dialog opens. Type in the name for the new dashboard and click to save it. You can now add and configure any widgets to the dashboard.

Deleting a dashboard

To delete the currently displayed dashboard click . When the confirmation dialog box appears, click Click the delete button to confirm deleting the dashboard to confirm its removal.

Note:  The default dashboard, shared dashboards , and dashboards owned by other users cannot be deleted.

Cloning a dashboard

Clone creates a duplicate of the current dashboard. To clone, click button. The Enter name for cloned dashboard dialog appears. Type in the Name field and click to save it.

Sharing dashboards with other users

Dashboards can be shared (unless the current dashboard is marked as the default dashboard for new users). To share your new dashboard click Click to toggle this switch to the ON position so that the toggle switches to its ON position, Shared toggle is on. The status “Shared” now appears next to that dashboard’s name in the Select another dashboard list.

Note:  When Shared toggle is on is active, the Click this button to share your dashboard button is displayed appears in the dashboard toolbar. Click to copy the dashboard's URL to your clipboard, it can be shared via email or other messaging application.

To shop sharing a dashboard, click on the Shared toggle to set the off position (grey).

Marking the default dashboard for new users

The default dashboard is shared by default and becomes the landing page (particularly for new users) when logging into MaterialMRT.

Setting the default dashboard can only be undertaken by administrators.

To set the dashboard to be the default, do the following:

  1. Select the dashboard from the Select another dashboard list.
  2. At the top-right click favourites , to toggle it to the set to default state, click this button to set your default dashboard. The star is yellow in the active state. When set, The yellow star appears next to the default dashboard in the Select another dashboard list .

Exporting and importing a dashboard

Dashboards can be saved as .json files preserving its resident widgets and can be made available for other users to import. To export a dashboard. do the following:

  1. Select the required dashboard from the Select another dashboard list.

  2. Click Export dashboard at the top-right area of the dashboard panel. The file is immediately saved to your browser’s download location using the following naming convention: [Dashboard name][MaterialMRTcode [_[Date (DD_MM_YYYY)] [Time (HH_MM_SS)].json.

    Example:  W_STOCKPILE_22GMN 25_07_2022 15_43_18.JSON

To import a dashboard:

  1. Select the required dashboard from the Select another dashboard list.
  2. Click on the Import dashboard button button. An Open... dialog opens.
  3. Navigate to the file location of the file and double click open it.
  4. When the Confirm dialog appears, click .

When importing a dashboard, any existing widgets and their settings will be overwritten and replaced by the imported settings.

New Widget button

Clicking the button allows you to create a new widget. Refer to Adding a new widget to the dashboard for more details.

Widgets

Widgets are small panels which reside within the dashboard. Widgets allow you to monitor stockpile, outflows, zone balances, and plan versus actual statistic This information is displayed using specific graphs, gauges, plots and histograms. These read-out use the colour schemas that were setup in the Material Properties Schema page.

Adding widgets to the dashboard

You can add as many widgets to your dashboard as you need, by following these steps:

  1. Click button located at the top-right of the page and select between the eight different widget type from the list.
  2. Configure your widgets. Refer to Configuring widgets for an overview of the widget controls or Setting the required widget properties to configure them.
  3. Place the widget in the desired location.
  4. Repeat the above steps to add each additional widget.

Note:   The button may be off screen as the dashboard page is wider than the typical screen width. Scroll the page to the left to reveal the button.

Configuring widgets

All widgets have a common set of controls. The type of information (data) and the form in which its displayed is determined by the selected widget (refer to Setting the required widget properties). The common parts of a widget are as follow:

  • The Widget label indicates the particular source. The source data can be a stockpile, outflow, or shift plan vs movements, depending on the widget used.
  • The cog button reveals options for customising data to be displayed, this consists of two fields, for most widgets this includes:
    • the source, which may contain one or more items to select, for example, a list of stockpiles.
    • The property selector. This list may contain many items that can be selected to be displayed in the data set. Other widgets may not have a property at all, for example, the Current Plan vs Actual Movements widget.
  • The bin deletes the widget.
  • The data is the information being displayed. The display format depends on the widget chosen.
  • The source is particular type of data, this may be a based on a zone, location or movement, depending on the widget being created.

Setting widget properties

  1. Add a widget to your dashboard, referring to Adding widgets to the dashboard.
  2. Click on the cog to reveal your configuration options.
  3. Select your source option.
  4. Select your property. If a list with check boxes is shown, make the required selection using the associated check box. In all other cases, select the particular property.

Removing widgets from the dashboard

To remove a widget, click . The widget is removed immediately.

Placing widgets within the dashboard

Widgets can easily be moved around by dragging it. Click and hold the left mouse button while placed over . Drag the widget into position using your mouse then release the left mouse button.

Viewing the source from a widget

Some widgets have a view source hyperlink. Click the link to open the data source page.