Configure the overview page
This guide will teach you how to configure and customize your overview page experience.
The properties listed in this page are located in Settings >> Overview. The screenshots show the region of the overview page being configured by those properties.
Step 1: Navigate to overview settings
- In Formant, in the upper-left corner, open the menu and click Settings.
- Click Overview.
Step 2: Configure your overview page
Primary view
The primary view is the larger, main interface of the overview page. You can view your devices on a map or in a list, or you can add a custom view.
The primary view on the overview page.
| Property | Usage |
|---|---|
| Enable Map View | Set this to ON to add the map view to your overview page. |
| Enable List View | Set this to ON to add a list of all devices in your organization to your overview page. |
| Seconds between health checks | Formant will only display a device as offline if it has not heard a response from that device within the time period you specify here. |
| Show filters | Set this to ON to enable device filtering by tags to your overview page. For more information on tags, see Configure access levels. |
To configure a specific stream to show up in the List view, you must set Persist last known value and Display stream as column in its stream settings. For more information, see Configure a stream and Add a stream to the overview page.
Secondary view
The secondary view is an optional sidebar view you can add to your overview page to show online status and notification data for your devices. You can configure it to show this information by device group, by individual devices, or by notifications.
The secondary view on the overview page.
| Property | Usage |
|---|---|
| Show sidebar | Set this to ON to enable the secondary view. |
| Sidebar closed by default | Set this to ON to keep the secondary view hidden by default, and only display it when clicked by the user. |
| Overview secondary mode | Groups: Show devices groups, organized by tags. Devices: Show individual devices. Notifications: Show a list of all notifications. |
To configure a specific stream to show up in the Devices view in the sidebar, you must set Persist last known value and Display stream as row in its stream settings. For more information, see Configure a stream and Add a stream to the overview page.
See also
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Updated 4 months ago