30 Oct, 2019
Cannot edit an existing shared dashboard workaround in vRealize Operations Manager (vROps) 8.0
VMware

This will be a quick
article since it is really easy.  I have
had someone reach out to me recently after explaining to them how to copy and
paste widgets.  They do not have admin
access and informed me that there was a shared dashboard they wanted to edit to
perform the copy job from.  Here is a
step by step workaround for not having admin access but wanting to edit a
shared dashboard.

Machine generated alternative text: Manage Dashboards Name C) vSAN Capacity Overview Group Cepecity Utilization Description This dashboard provides you the capacity oven.'ie__ Name : vsan capaciW' •x Shared All Filters v auick tilter Owner Etrnin

Go to manage
dashboards

As you can see it is
owned by admin and is shared, which means you cannot edit

Machine generated alternative text: Manage Dashboards Niame vSAN Capacity Overview Edit Delete Clone Disable Change Owner Save As Template Export Group Cepecity Utilization Description This dashboard provides you the capacity oven.'ie__ Name : vsan capaciW' •x Shared

Click the three dots
next to the dashboard name

Click clone

Machine generated alternative text: Clone Dashboard Type a name for the new dashboard: Test V SAN Capacity Overviewl CANCEL x

Provide a name

Machine generated alternative text: Manage Dashboards Name Test VSAN Capacity Overview : vSAN Capacity Overview Group Capacity g Utilization Description This dashboard provides you the capacity oven.'ie__ This dashboard provides you the capacity overvie.- Name : vsan capaciW' x Shared

The new dashboard
has been created and it belongs to you and isn’t shared

Machine generated alternative text: Manage Dashboards Name Test VSAN Capacity Overview Edit Delete Clone Group Capacity g Utilization Description This dashboard provides you the capacity oven.'ie__ This dashboard provides you the capacity overvie.- Name : vsan capaciW' x Shared

You now click edit

Machine generated alternative text: Edit Dashboard Test_VSAN Capacity Overview List of vSAN Cluster(s). Select a cluster. Actions v Show Interactions & Comp. Capacity (G3) Used (GB) Cluster Remaining (GB)

Congrats you can now
edit the dashboard

Summary:
I told you it was rather simple work around.  Now you can feel free to delete, edit, or copy any widgets from the now cloned dashboard.  I hope y’all find this workaround useful.