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title: "Customize the dashboard of a tile"
slug: "customize-the-dashboard-of-a-tile"
abstract: "Customize the Azure Monitoring and Alerts Basic tiles dashboard and modify an existing dashboard."
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# Customize the dashboard of a tile
The Azure Monitoring and Alerts Basic module creates a dashboard of several tiles that provide an overview of various analytic tools. You can both modify and existing dashboard and create a new one. The Overview tiles and the parts that make up the View dashboard are in the Operations Management Suite (Azure Monitor) workspace summary.
Prerequisites
Before you can customize the dashboard of a tile or modify an existing dashboard, you must have the following:
- A Microsoft Azure® subscription and portal credentials.
- The Microsoft Azure Operations Management Suite (Azure Monitor) with the Sitecore Azure Monitoring and Alerts Basic module installed.
- A general understanding of Azure Monitor, including basic settings and features.
Modify an existing dashboard
You can customize an existing dashboard to include specific analytics features called *parts*.
To modify an existing dashboard:
1. In the Microsoft Azure menu, click **Resource groups**, and open the resource group that you want an overview for.
2. Click the **Log Analytics (OMS)** resource to open it.
3. Click on the tile that you want to modify, to open a new page displaying the dashboard of that tile.
4. To customize the dashboard of the tile, on the ribbon, click **Edit**.
5. On the tile customization page, click **View dashboard**.
6. In this view, to change the parts of your dashboard, select one of the items in the **Gallery** in the left pane. You can also use the panel on the right to change the properties of the parts or apply filters.
7. To apply your changes, click **Apply** and **Close**. On the ribbon, click **Save**.
Create a new dashboard
To create a new dashboard for a tile:
1. Click on the tile that you want to add a new dashboard to.
2. To edit the dashboard of that tile, on the ribbon, click **Edit**.
3. On the tile customization page, click **View dashboard**.
4. In the **Gallery**, drag and drop the type of dashboard you want to add to that tile into the work space.
5. In the panel on the right, you can change the properties of the dashboard or apply filters.
6. To apply your changes, click **Apply** and **Close**. On the ribbon, click **Save**.
