Calendar type widgets are utilized for setting up calendar-based views on the dashboard. Within these widgets, the metrics of a managed entity can be showcased date-wise for a given month. Such widgets prove highly beneficial when analyzing values on specific days within a month or comparing data across weekends throughout the month, and so forth.
Calendar type widgets, which are used to display date-wise data for a given month, can be created for the current month, last month, or any custom month.
To create a Calendar style widget,
1. Access the End User Application.
2. Select the Dashboard to which you want to add the Calendar widget.
3. In the dashboard view, click Actions > Add Widget.
4. Select Calendar from the Widget Styles list in the left pane, and select Calendar Grid View in the right pane.
5. Click Proceed to display the Add Widget screen.
6. Provide the name/title for your widget.

7. Select the module (i.e. Asset, Device, Locations, System Modules, or Custom Modules) from the drop down list.
8. Select the duration.
- This Month: To display the metric values in the current month's calendar.
- Last Month: To display the metric values in the last month's calendar.
- Custom Period: To display the metric values in any desired month's calendar.
9. To display the calendar in color based on the date-wise values of the selected metric, select Apply Color Rule.
10. Select the color Palette Type, whether Light or Dark.
11. Provide the Min and Max range of values to configure different colors.
12. Select the number of ranges you want to configure from 1 to 4. The different colors are displayed for the range.

Click on the color code to configure a different color for the range. The range bar is displayed with the different color coding.

Click on the bar to modify the start and end values for the range.
13. Click Create. The calendar widget is created and displayed as shown below: