# Configure a Smart View

## Configure a Smart View

<div data-full-width="true"><figure><img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/Nyvwhz1kEMXcHf4HLuZ8/blobs/IHHYzJY7FigpQPIgp1Z2/A106158F-CC3A-4E2F-8656-F741756215E1.png" alt=""><figcaption><p>The "Configure Smart View" menu</p></figcaption></figure></div>

1. Open a [-> existing Smart View ](https://docs.buildings.ability.abb/collection/english-v14/documentation/smart-views/open-an-existing-smart-view)or create a [-> new Smart View ](https://docs.buildings.ability.abb/collection/english-v14/documentation/smart-views/create-a-new-smart-view)\
   ▷ The "Configure Smart View" menu opens (Fig. 1)
2. In the "Configure Smart Vie&#x77;**"** you see a 4×4 grid **\[I]**. The grid consists of individual cells **\[J]**. You may need to scroll down to see all cells.
3. Click on any cell **\[J]**\
   ▷ The "Add widget" window **\[V]** opens
4. In the "Add widget" window, select **\[V]** the widget you want to display in the clicked cell\
   ▷ The sidebar **\[Q]** appears\
   ▷ An empty widget appears in the cell \
   ▷ The cell is outlined in black
5. Configure the widget in the sidebar.\
   ◈ More information about the widgets can be found under [-> Widgets](#widgets)&#x20;
6. Click on **\[T]**, to save the widget settings\
   \&#xNAN;**⚠** DO NOT click on **\[M]**!

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**Note**&#x20;

If you make changes to a Smart View, these changes are not automatically applied to the [↗ provided](https://docs.buildings.ability.abb/collection/english-v14/documentation/smart-views/deploy-a-smart-view) Smart View.
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### Widgets

The widgets you can add in Smart View largely correspond to the modules from which you [-> Custom widgets](https://docs.buildings.ability.abb/collection/english-v14/documentation/widgets/custom-widgets) create for the dashboard.

### Enlarge/reduce widgets

Widgets can take up multiple cells. Some widgets must occupy more than one cell in order to display content.&#x20;

Proceed as follows to enlarge or reduce widgets:

1. Click on the widget whose size you want to adjust\
   ▷ The widget is outlined in black
2. Move the mouse to a corner or edge of the widget until the mouse pointer changes to an arrow.
3. Click and drag the widget to the desired size.
4. Click on **\[U]**   &#x20;

## Use aggregated data

For the "Trend" and "Range" widgets, you can use aggregated data.

1. Add a "Trend" or "Range" widget to a Smart View
2. Enable the function **\[O]**\
   ▷ The row **\[H]** appears
3. In the row, select **\[H]** the desired time period
4. Click on **\[M]**\
   **⚠** DO NOT click on **\[T]!**\
   ▷ The "Trend" and "Range" widgets display aggregated data from the selected time range.

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This setting applies to all widgets of type "Trend" or "Range" that are displayed in the Smart View.

It is not possible to display aggregated data in some widgets and not in others.&#x20;
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