Azure Dashboard Tutorial

The Azure dashboards are well-organized workspaces where you can keep all your favorite Azure services in one place on a single page. You can create your dashboard based on your daily tasks, specific projects, etc. The Azure dashboard helps you quickly access your services and monitor the health of your applications and Azure services from one place. No need to navigate here and there. Now, you have some idea of What is Azure Portal Dashboard.

Azure Dashboard Tutorial

This article will discuss a complete tutorial on how to create/edit/clone/delete Azure dashboards from Azure Portal and some related FAQs on the same topic.

Create Azure Dashboard (Step-by-step guide)

Don’t think about the Azure dashboard login. You need to log in to the Azure Portal and Follow the below steps to create an Azure dashboard in the Azure Portal.

1. Log in to the Azure Portal.
2. Click on the Show Portal Menu option from the left top corner –> Click on the Dashboard option.

3. Click on the + New dashboard dropdown –> choose the Blank dashboard option.

4. You can drag the tiles from the Tile Gallery and drop them in the Workspace area (With this option, you can place the tiles in your preferred place ), or you can select the tiles on the Tile Gallery (For selecting multiple tiles at once hold the Ctrl key) –> Then click on the Add button (With this option it will add the tiles to a default location with a default size).

5. Finally, click on the Save button to save the changes. You can also click on the Preview button to preview the dashboard to know how it looks.

How to create an Azure dashboard using PowerShell

You can also use Azure PowerShell to create an Azure dashboard using the New-AzPortalDashboard Azure PowerShell cmdlet.

Prerequisites

Below are the prerequisites for creating an Azure PowerShell dashboard using Azure PowerShell.

• You must have an Azure subscription. If you don’t have an Azure subscription or account untill now, you can Create an Azure Free account now.
• You must install module Az -version 2.9.1 or higher.
• It is needed to have your Azure dashboard template or JSON file.

Once you have all the prerequisites, you can run the below command to create your Azure dashboard.

New-AzPortalDashboard -DashboardPath .\resources\MyCustomDashboard.json -ResourceGroupName Demo123 -DashboardName NewDashboard

Do you want to explore the Azure dashboard download option? You will get it as a JSON file once you download the Azure dashboard.

Choose the Download option from the Export dropdown to download the JSON file of any existing Azure dashboard.

Read: Azure Dashboard Examples

How to Edit Azure Portal Dashboard

Now, if you want to add tiles, resize or edit any property of the tiles, or even rearrange the tiles, you can do that by following the instructions below.

Adding a new tile to the existing dashboard

1. Click on the Edit option from the top toolbar.

2. Drag a new Tile from the Tile Gallery and drop it where you want on the workspace area –> Click on the Save button to save the changes.

Resize the tile on the existing dashboard

To resize a tile on the Azure dashboard, click on the three-dot menu or Context Menu and then choose the size as per your requirement –> Click on the Save button to save the changes.

Rearrange the tiles on the existing Azure dashboard

You must drag the existing tile and drop it to a new location wherever you wish to –> click on the Save button to save the changes.

Change the name of a tile on the Azure portal dashboard

You can change the name of a tile using the below instructions.

1. Click on the context menu of the tile you want to change the title.
2. Choose Configure tile settings

3. Provide a new title for your tile —> Click on the Apply button to save the changes.

Similarly, you can change the subtitle of your tile by entering the subtitle name on the Subtitle textbox.

4. Finally, click on the Save button on the dashboard page.

Remove a tile from the Azure Dashboard

If you don’t want a tile to be present on your Azure dashboard and want to remove it, click on the Remove from Dashboard option from the top right corner of the tile.

How to add resources to the Azure Dashboard

You can add your Azure resources to the Azure Portal Dashboard to make it easier to access those resources from the Dashboard itself.

For example, if you want to add your Virtual Machine to the Azure Portal Dashboard, follow the steps below.

1. Navigate to the Virtual Machines page, where you will see the lists of Virtual machines you have created.
2. Locate the Virtual Machine you want to add to the Dashboard –> scroll towards the right side until the end –> click on the context menu –> Choose the Pin to Dashboard option.

3. On the Pin to Dashboard window, select the Existing tab, choose the type of dashboard, and Choose the name of the Dashboard from the Dashboard dropdown. –> Finally, click on the Pin button.

Note: You can click the Create new tab to create a new dashboard and pin the Virtual Machine there.

4. The Azure Virtual machine is on my Azure Dashboard, and I can access it from the dashboard.

How to clone the Azure Portal Dashboard

You can use your existing Azure Dashboard as a template to create a new dashboard of a similar type. For this requirement, you must clone your Azure Portal Dashboard in Azure Portal using the instructions below.

1. Navigate to your Azure Portal Dashboard.
2. Click on the Clone option from the top.

3. Provide a name for your clone dashboard, then click the Save button to save the changes.

How to Publish and share a dashboard in Azure Portal

Creating a new dashboard in Azure Portal is, by default, Private. But what if you want to share the Azure dashboard with team members? The information below can help you convert the Private Azure dashboard to an Azure shared dashboard.

1. Click on the Share button from the top header.

2. Modify the properties you want to change, like Dashboard name, subscription name, and optional Location. Finally, click on the Publish button to publish the Azure Portal dashboard.

The Private Azure Dashboard has been changed to the Azure shared dashboard.

How to delete the Azure Dashboard

If you no longer want your dashboard, delete your Azure Portal Dashboard with a single click using the instructions below.

Navigate to your Azure Portal Dashboard –> click on the Delete button and Then click on the OK button to confirm the deletion process.

Azure dashboard pricing

It is free—no need to pay any additional charges. Enjoy the benefit of creating shared dashboards with no limit and up to 100 Azure Private dashboards.

This Azure article will discuss frequently asked questions and answers on the Microsoft Azure Dashboard.

Azure Dashboard FAQs

We will discuss some frequently asked questions and answers on Microsoft Azure Dashboard.

How to auto-refresh Azure dashboard

If you want to refresh your data immediately on the Azure dashboard, you can manually click the Refresh option, which is next to the + New dashboard button.

If you want to use the auto-refresh feature, you don’t want to do it manually. Rather, if you want the dashboard to refresh automatically within a specific interval, follow the instructions below.

1. Click on the Auto refresh option.
2. Based on your requirement, click on any specific time, like Every 5 minutes, Every 10 minutes, Every day, etc.
3. Finally, click on the Apply button to save the changes.

How to view the Azure dashboard on a full screen?

To see the Azure dashboard on a full screen, click the Full-screen option next to the Refresh button. If you want to return to the normal screen, press the escape key from your keyboard.

How to unshare/unpublish the Azure dashboard

To unshare or unpublish the Azure portal dashboard, click the Manage Sharing dropdown and Choose the Unshare option.

Finally, click on the Unpublish button to unshare the Azure Portal dashboard.

How to download the Azure dashboard

To download the Azure dashboard, click on the Export dropdown –> Choose the Download option.

How to print Azure dashboard

Select the Print option from the Export dropdown next to the Manage sharing option to print the Azure dashboard.

How to refresh a tile on the Azure dashboard

To refresh a specific tile on the Azure dashboard, click on the Context menu of that particular tile –> Choose the Refresh option.

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Wrapping Up

Well, we learned the step-by-step guide to creating Azure Portal Dashboard. Not only that, but we have also discussed how to edit, clone, and delete Azure Portal Dashboard. Now it’s your turn to create your customized Azure Dashboard in Azure Portal.

Rajkishore

I am Rajkishore, and I am a Microsoft Certified IT Consultant. I have over 14 years of experience in Microsoft Azure and AWS, with good experience in Azure Functions, Storage, Virtual Machines, Logic Apps, PowerShell Commands, CLI Commands, Machine Learning, AI, Azure Cognitive Services, DevOps, etc. Not only that, I do have good real-time experience in designing and developing cloud-native data integrations on Azure or AWS, etc. I hope you will learn from these practical Azure tutorials. Read more.