Production Switchers

When I try to add a device summary or editor to a custom panel, it doesn't work. By following the instructions below from the manual, I am not getting a dialog box to appear in step 3. Instead, the device opens in full screen mode. I am using Dashboard 8.1.1 on a mac. Thoughts? To add a device editor or device summary:
[FONT=Helvetica] 1. With the CustomPanel open, enter PanelBuilder Edit Mode.[/FONT]
Tip: To enter Edit Mode, press CTRL+G.
[FONT=Helvetica] 2. In the DashBoard Tree View, locate the device.[/FONT]
[FONT=Helvetica] 3. Drag and drop the device from the Tree View onto the CustomPanel.[/FONT]
The Insert into Component dialog box appears.
[FONT=Helvetica] 4. Select one of the following:[/FONT]
"¢ Device Summary "” shows detailed device summary information, and may include a link for opening the
device's editor. The link appears only if the device has an editor.
"¢ Embedded Editor "” shows the default device monitoring and control interface for the device.
"¢ Status Dot "” shows a color-coded dot to indicate device status.
[FONT=Helvetica] 5. If you want to include the device's label, select Show Label.[/FONT]
Tip: Alternatively, you can create a custom label later instead of importing the device's label.
[FONT=Helvetica] 6. Click OK.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times][SIZE=10px]The device editor or device summary appears on the CustomPanel.

Jeff[/SIZE][/FONT]

This does not work well for Carbonite -- You need to drag in the Items that you want instead. Not the Device from the Tree.
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It apparently doesn't work well with OpenGear either. If I create a blank Panelbuilder, I cannot drag in any of my opengear frames or cards either. What I'd really like to do is have the green connected circle that appears in view control on a custom panel to see that my switcher is in fact connected. It appears to be the only thing that I cannot drag to a custom page from the view control page. I cannot find its OID. Thoughts on how to do this?
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So the Drag and drop to get this does work -- In Windows :(. Apparently there is something in the Mac Version of Java that overrides the drag and drop of the program to a global setting. Anyway I am also in Mac world so this makes it not work for me either.

You will be able to "code" it in but you will have to escape the brackets or something like that.



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