Example MetaBlocks

This chapter provides a simple example MetaBlock.

Adding a Dashboard and Its SmartLabels to a MetaBlock #

In this example, we add a dashboard and the SmartLabel used in the dashboard to a MetaBlock.

We know that we want to export a custom dashboard for a colleague to use on their Lucidum system. We package both the dashboard and the custom SmartLabel used in the dashboard into a single MetaBlock, for easy exporting and importing.

Step 1: Create the MetaBlock #

We follow the steps in Creating Metablocks to create a new MetaBlock named Laptops and Desktops.

Notice that the Dependencies column displays an aligned dashboard and an aligned SmartLabel.

Step 2: Assign the Dashboard to the MetaBlock #

In this example, we use a custom dashboard named Laptops & Desktops. The dashboard displays information about the laptops and desktops in an environment.

The dashboard looks like this:

When we look at the queries for each chart, we see that each chart includes the SmartLabel Best Asset Type. So we know we must include this SmartLabel in the same MetaBlock as the dashboard.

To assign the Dashboard to the MetaBlock named Laptops and Desktops, we follow the steps in Adding Dashboards to MetaBlocks.

Step 3: Assign the SmartLabel to the MetaBlock #

We follow the steps in Adding SmartLabels to MetaBlocks to assign the SmartLabel to the MetaBlock.

Managing the New MetaBlock #

To manage the new MetaBlock, you can use three features:

• Dependencies column in the MetaBlock page
• MetaBlock column in the Dashboards page
• MetaBlocks column in the SmartLabels page

To view the contents of the MetaBlock:

1. Go to the MetaBlocks page.
2. In the MetaBlocks page, find Laptops and Desktops.

   

3. In the Dependencies column, click on the Dashboard icon.

   

4. The View Dashboard Dependencies for MetaBlocks modal page displays the dashboards in the MetaBlock. You can click on the link to go directly to the dashboard.
5. In the Dependencies column, click on the SmartLabel icon

   

6. View SmartLabel Dependencies for MetaBlocks modal page displays the SmartLabels in the MetaBlock

To view the MetaBlocks for each dashboard in your Lucidum system:

1. Go to the Dashboards page. Navigate to the channel you want to view.
2. Click the icon in the upper right for Table View.
3. In Table View, the MetaBlocks column lists the MetaBlocks associated with each Dashboard.

   

To view the MetaBlocks for each SmartLabel in your Luciudm system:

1. Go to the SmartLabels page. Navigate to the tab you want to view.
2. The MetaBlocks column lists the MetaBlocks associated with each SmartLabel.