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12 Item value
Description
These parameters and the possible property values for the respective dashboard widget field objects allow to configure the Item value widget in dashboard.create and dashboard.update methods.
Parameters
The following parameters are supported for the Item value widget.
| Parameter | type | name | value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refresh interval | 0 | rf_rate | 0 - No refresh; 10 - 10 seconds; 30 - 30 seconds; 60 - (default) 1 minute; 120 - 2 minutes; 600 - 10 minutes; 900 - 15 minutes. |
| Item (required) |
4 | itemid | Item ID. |
| Show | 0 | show | 1 - Description; 2 - Value; 3 - Time; 4 - Change indicator. Default: 1, 2, 3, 4 (all enabled). Note: To configure multiple values, create a dashboard widget field object for each value. |
| Enable host selection | 0 | dynamic | 0 - (default) Disabled; 1 - Enabled. |
| Advanced configuration | 0 | adv_conf | 0 - (default) Disabled; 1 - Enabled. |
Advanced configuration
The following parameters are supported if Advanced configuration is set to "Enabled".
The number in the Thresholds property name (e.g. thresholds.color.0) references the threshold place in a list, sorted in ascending order. However, if thresholds are configured in a different order, the values will be sorted in ascending order after updating widget configuration in Zabbix frontend (e.g. "threshold.threshold.0":"5" → "threshold.threshold.0":"1"; "threshold.threshold.1":"1" → "threshold.threshold.1": "5").
| Parameter | type | name | value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Background color | 1 | bg_color | Hexadecimal color code (e.g. FF0000).Default: "" (empty). |
|
| Thresholds | ||||
| Color | 1 | thresholds.color.0 | Hexadecimal color code (e.g. FF0000). |
|
| Threshold | 1 | thresholds.threshold.0 | Any string value. | |
Description
The following parameters are supported if Advanced configuration is set to "Enabled", and Show is set to "Description".
| Parameter | type | name | value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1 | description | Any string value, including macros. Supported macros: {HOST.*}, {ITEM.*}, {INVENTORY.*}, User macros. Default: {ITEM.NAME}. |
| Horizontal position | 0 | desc_h_pos | 0 - Left; 1 - (default) Center; 2 - Right. Two or more elements (Description, Value, Time) cannot share the same Horizontal position and Vertical position. |
| Vertical position | 0 | desc_v_pos | 0 - Top; 1 - Middle; 2 - (default) Bottom. Two or more elements (Description, Value, Time) cannot share the same Horizontal position and Vertical position. |
| Size | 0 | desc_size | Valid values range from 1-100. Default: 15. |
| Bold | 0 | desc_bold | 0 - (default) Disabled; 1 - Enabled. |
| Color | 1 | desc_color | Hexadecimal color code (e.g. FF0000).Default: "" (empty). |
Value
The following parameters are supported if Advanced configuration is set to "Enabled", and Show is set to "Value".
| Parameter | type | name | value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decimal places | ||||
| Decimal places | 0 | decimal_places | Valid values range from 1-10. Default: 2. |
|
| Size | 0 | decimal_size | Valid values range from 1-100. Default: 35. |
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| Position | ||||
| Horizontal position | 0 | value_h_pos | 0 - Left; 1 - (default) Center; 2 - Right. Two or more elements (Description, Value, Time) cannot share the same Horizontal position and Vertical position. |
|
| Vertical position | 0 | value_v_pos | 0 - Top; 1 - (default) Middle; 2 - Bottom. Two or more elements (Description, Value, Time) cannot share the same Horizontal position and Vertical position. |
|
| Size | 0 | value_size | Valid values range from 1-100. Default: 45. |
|
| Bold | 0 | value_bold | 0 - Disabled; 1 - (default) Enabled. |
|
| Color | 1 | value_color | Hexadecimal color code (e.g. FF0000).Default: "" (empty). |
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| Units | ||||
| Units (checkbox) | 0 | units_show | 0 - Disabled; 1 - (default) Enabled. |
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| Units (value) | 1 | units | Any string value. | |
| Position | 0 | units_pos | 0 - Before value; 1 - Above value; 2 - (default) After value; 3 - Below value. |
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| Size | 0 | units_size | Valid values range from 1-100. Default: 35. |
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| Bold | 0 | units_bold | 0 - Disabled; 1 - (default) Enabled. |
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| Color | 1 | units_color | Hexadecimal color code (e.g. FF0000).Default: "" (empty). |
|
Time
The following parameters are supported if Advanced configuration is set to "Enabled", and Show is set to "Time".
| Parameter | type | name | value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horizontal position | 0 | time_h_pos | 0 - Left; 1 - (default) Center; 2 - Right. Two or more elements (Description, Value, Time) cannot share the same Horizontal position and Vertical position. |
| Vertical position | 0 | time_v_pos | 0 - (default) Top; 1 - Middle; 2 - Bottom. Two or more elements (Description, Value, Time) cannot share the same Horizontal position and Vertical position. |
| Size | 0 | time_size | Valid values range from 1-100. Default: 15. |
| Bold | 0 | time_bold | 0 - (default) Disabled; 1 - Enabled. |
| Color | 1 | time_color | Hexadecimal color code (e.g. FF0000).Default: "" (empty). |
Change indicator
The following parameters are supported if Advanced configuration is set to "Enabled", and Show is set to "Change indicator".
| Parameter | type | name | value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Change indicator ↑ color | 1 | up_color | Hexadecimal color code (e.g. FF0000).Default: "" (empty). |
| Change indicator ↓ color | 1 | down_color | Hexadecimal color code (e.g. FF0000).Default: "" (empty). |
| Change indicator ↕ color | 1 | updown_color | Hexadecimal color code (e.g. FF0000).Default: "" (empty). |
Examples
The following examples aim to only describe the configuration of the dashboard widget field objects for the Item value widget. For more information on configuring a dashboard, see dashboard.create.
Configuring an Item value widget
Configure an Item value widget that displays the item value for the item "42266" (Zabbix agent availability). In addition, visually fine-tune the widget with multiple advanced options, including a dynamic background color that changes based on the availability status of Zabbix agent.
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "dashboard.create",
"params": {
"name": "My dashboard",
"display_period": 30,
"auto_start": 1,
"pages": [
{
"widgets": [
{
"type": "item",
"name": "Item value",
"x": 0,
"y": 0,
"width": 4,
"height": 3,
"view_mode": 0,
"fields": [
{
"type": 4,
"name": "itemid",
"value": 42266
},
{
"type": 0,
"name": "show",
"value": 1
},
{
"type": 0,
"name": "show",
"value": 2
},
{
"type": 0,
"name": "show",
"value": 3
},
{
"type": 0,
"name": "adv_conf",
"value": 1
},
{
"type": 1,
"name": "description",
"value": "Agent status"
},
{
"type": 0,
"name": "desc_h_pos",
"value": 0
},
{
"type": 0,
"name": "desc_v_pos",
"value": 0
},
{
"type": 0,
"name": "desc_bold",
"value": 1
},
{
"type": 1,
"name": "desc_color",
"value": "F06291"
},
{
"type": 0,
"name": "value_h_pos",
"value": 0
},
{
"type": 0,
"name": "value_size",
"value": 25
},
{
"type": 1,
"name": "value_color",
"value": "FFFF00"
},
{
"type": 0,
"name": "units_show",
"value": 0
},
{
"type": 0,
"name": "time_h_pos",
"value": 2
},
{
"type": 0,
"name": "time_v_pos",
"value": 2
},
{
"type": 0,
"name": "time_size",
"value": 10
},
{
"type": 0,
"name": "time_bold",
"value": 1
},
{
"type": 1,
"name": "time_color",
"value": "9FA8DA"
},
{
"type": 1,
"name": "thresholds.color.0",
"value": "E1E1E1"
},
{
"type": 1,
"name": "thresholds.threshold.0",
"value": "0"
},
{
"type": 1,
"name": "thresholds.color.1",
"value": "D1C4E9"
},
{
"type": 1,
"name": "thresholds.threshold.1",
"value": "1"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"userGroups": [
{
"usrgrpid": 7,
"permission": 2
}
],
"users": [
{
"userid": 1,
"permission": 3
}
]
},
"id": 1
}Response: