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Add Custom Tabs to the Dashboard

You can configure CA SOI to display up to ten custom tabs on the Dashboard. Each custom tab displays a website that can be important for you to monitor. The following websites are examples:

• A website that an associated service produces and hosts.
• A website that provides you with information related to service management. For example, an Intranet site that informs you when the associated service is updated with new components.

The custom tabs appear at the top of the Dashboard to the right of the Administration tab.

Follow these steps:

1. Click the Dashboard tab and click Preference.
2. Click the Custom Links tab, enter the appropriate information in the following fields, and click Save:

   Show

   Specifies whether the corresponding custom tab is shown or hidden. You can clear the check box to hide the custom tab after it is created.

   Tab Title

   Specifies the text that appears on the custom tab.

   Web Address

   Specifies the URL of the website that is displayed on the custom tab. The transfer protocol (for example, http or https) is required. You can optionally enter {servicename} to include the service as part of the query to a third-party tool. For example, to pass the service name to www.anyurl.com, enter the following URL query:

   www.anyurl.com/?query={servicename}
   

   The custom tab appears next to the Administration tab and displays the corresponding website when clicked.

3. (Optional) Repeat Step 3 to add additional custom tabs.

Note: Only a regular CA EEM user can save new custom tabs. The 'samuser' can create new tabs but they are not saved in the preference setting.