Creating a dashboard

Dashboards are the key to determining the overall status of a team, a senior management, or middle management executive's request for a dashboard. In this recipe, we will see how to create a dashboard.

Getting ready

For this recipe, all you need is an active Service-Now instance, valid credentials, and an admin role.

How to do it...

1. Open a web browser (Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Internet Explorer).

2. Type the instance web address in the address bar.

3. Log in to the Service-Now instance using the credentials.

4. Type Homepage in the search bar (left-hand side) and click on Homepage module:

   

   Self Service - Homepage

5. After clicking on Homepage, you will be redirected to the System  Administration home page. From the system administration page, click on Switch to page:

   

   Homepage - Switch to page...

6. Click on New page  option under Switch to page and Service-Now will automatically create a new home page named My HomePage for you, but you will have to configure the new homepage:

   

   New Home...