Host numeric item
This widget retrieves numerical item data of a host from a Zabbix server displays it as a graph, alongside further information like the host’s id and interfaces.
Widgets
DataForge provides a diverse and continually expanding range of widgets. These widgets are primarily designed to retrieve specific data from a Zabbix server, with exceptions such as the markdown widget. They form the foundation of templates, which, in turn, establish the structure of reports.
Users with the necessary permissions can access all widget types while creating a template. However, data that is then retrieved by each widget from the Zabbix server depends on the Zabbix permissions of the service user.
Configure widgets
Widgets can be configured within the template, or on report-level.
To configure a widget, select a template or report and click the settings icon of the widget. The configuration options may vary depending on the widget type. Once you’ve completed the configuration, click Save.
Configuring widgets on templates
To configure widgets in templates, select a template and click the settings icon of the widget you want to configure.
Within a template, widgets can be added and configured. If a widget is configured in a template, the changes will not be reflected immediately by a report using that template. The report has to be updated, so that the changes of the template it’s using will take effect. If a template is altered and the report is updated, the template configuration will take priority and overwrite changes on report-level, if necessary.
Configuring widgets on reports
To configure widgets in reports, select a report and click the settings icon of the widget you want to configure.
Widgets can not be added on report-level. They can be modified if the underlying template has not locked the widget. The selection of entities within locked widgets can be extended if the User can add x option is enabled. The locking feature is explained in detail in the chapters on the individual widgets in which locking applicable.
Changes on report-level will not affect the underlying template.
General settings
- Widget type: Displays the type of the widget.
- Name: Specify the name of the widget.
- Description: Add a description for the widget.
Widget types
If a host must be specified within a widget, it is possible to specify more than one host. Only items which are shared by these two hosts can then be selected.
Host text item
Fetches text item data of a host from a the Zabbix server and is displayed as a list in the PDF-rendered report.
Host inventory
This widget retrieves the hosts inventory data from the Zabbix server. It is presented as a list in the PDF-rendered report.
Problem
This widget fetches data of problems of a host groups. For example the number of open and closed problems, severity, etc. of a host group.
Markdown
This widget doesn’t retrieve data, but can incorporate a markdown section into the report.
SLA
Fetches data from services and SLAs of a Zabbix server.