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Important This documentation space contains information about the on-premises version of BMC Helix Discovery. If you are using the SaaS version of BMC Helix Discovery, see BMC Helix Discovery (SaaS).

tw_config_dashboards

The tw_config_dashboards utility enables you to configure and customize dashboards in BMC Discovery.

Recommendation

Use the BMC Discovery user interface to perform the functionality provided by the tw_config_dashboards command-line utility (see Customizing-dashboards). If you choose to run the utility, read the documentation in this section to learn its usage and to understand the risks and potential impact on your environment.

To use the utility, type the following command at the $TIDEWAY/bin/ directory:

tw_config_dashboards [options] title

where:

  • title is the title of the dashboard.
    If a title is not specified, an error is displayed.
  • options are any of the options described in the following table and the common command-line options described in Using-command-line-utilities.





User example

In the following example, type the commands on a single line. Line breaks are provided to make the example easier to read.

Changing a dashboard

By default, dashboards are configured to be read-only. If you want to customize a dashboard, you first need to make it accessible using the --unlock option:

$TIDEWAY/bin/tw_config_dashboards --unlock Default

 

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