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Create a new dashboard

Each personal dashboard is an independent canvas — its own layout, its own widget set, its own URL. You can have as many as you need (e.g. one per project, one per workflow, one per role).

Goal​

Create a new personal dashboard, give it a name, optionally add a description and an icon, and land on it ready to add widgets.

Prerequisites​

  • Personal dashboards must be enabled by your admin. If the + Add dashboard button is hidden in the sidebar, it has been switched off — see your administrator (or the admin guide).

Steps​

1. Open the sidebar and click + Add dashboard​

Add dashboard button

2. Fill in the create modal​

A configuration modal opens with these fields:

  • Name — required. Used for the sidebar label and the URL slug.
  • Description — optional. Shown in admin tooling and inside the configuration modal.
  • Icon — optional. Pick from the registered icon set, or paste a URL for a custom icon (see Dashboard icons capability).

Create dashboard modal

3. Click Save​

The new dashboard is auto-activated, appears at the top of MY DASHBOARDS in the sidebar, and is bootstrapped with the default widget bundle (three tiles + a Files widget). You can now add more widgets, reposition them, or pin this as your default.

New dashboard with default bundle

Verification​

  • The sidebar shows your new dashboard's name, highlighted as active.
  • The URL bar reads /apps/mydash/<your-slug> — the slug is auto-derived from the name.
  • The grid contains the four default placements (Conduction tile, Sendent tile, Nextcloud tile, Files widget).

Common issues​

SymptomFix
+ Add dashboard button is missingPersonal dashboards are disabled by your admin.
Save button is disabledThe Name field is empty — required.
"Slug must be unique among siblings" errorA dashboard with the same auto-derived slug already exists. Pick a different name or set an explicit slug via Dashboard configuration.

Reference​