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Configure the Resources Widget
You can configure the Resources widget to show specific resources. You can also configure filters to limit the
resources that the widget shows and specify the default sort order of the resources.
The filtering criteria that you define applies whether you define resources in the Resources widget
configuration or another widget provides resources to the Resources widget. If a resource that another widget
provides does not meet the filtering criteria, it does not appear in the widget.
Prerequisites
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Verify that you have the necessary access rights to perform this task. Your vCenter Operations Manager
administrator can tell you which actions you can perform.
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Open the Edit Widget window for the Resources widget. See “Edit a Widget Configuration,” on page 52.
Procedure
1 Type a value in the Pagination number text box to configure the number of resources that appear on each
page in the Resources widget.
2 Select a Mode option to specify whether the widget shows the selected child or parent resources.
If you select Children or Parents, the selected resources themselves do not appear.
3 Select the tag values in the Select which tags to filter list to configure the Resources widget to show only
resources that have certain tag values.
You can use icons on the toolbar at the top of the list to collapse, expand, and deselect all of the tags in the
list.
When you select more than one value for the same tag, the widget shows resources that have either value.
When you select values for two or more tags, the widget shows only resources that have all of the values
that you select. When you click the Invert Result icon, the widget shows only resources that do not match
the tag values that you select.
4 Click one or more categories in the Filter By list and select status values to configure the Resources widget
to show only resources that have specific status values.
5 To set the default sort order for the resources that the Resources widget shows, select sort criteria in the
Sort Data By pane.
You can sort up to four column values and by any of the standard columns, except for Resource Identifier.
6 Click OK to save the widget configuration.
7 (Optional) Click the Display Filtering Criteria icon on the Resources widget's toolbar to verify the filtering
settings that you configured for the widget.
The filtering settings appear in a pop-up window.
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