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Summary: This page provides instructions for connecting to the Engineering Dashboard and the login and logout options.

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Accessing the Engineering Dashboard from the AIP Console is simple - click the appropriate icon:

Simple URL mechanism in 1.x WAR files

If you already know the name of the Application you want to consult in the Engineering Dashboard, you can use the following URL format to go direct to the most recent snapshot for the given Application. Note that <application_name> is case sensitive:

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Depending on the authentication mode configured by the CAST Administrator (see User authentication for more information) you need to login with a presupplied username and password, or your corporate username and password. If in doubt, contact your CAST Administrator.

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  • If for any reason a user cannot access the Engineering Dashboard (they do not have a login or they have forgotten their password), it is possible to configure a "Can't access" link to be displayed on the dashboard login page. Please see Lost password and request access configuration for more information.
  • No credentials are required if you are accessing the dashboard from the AIP Console - the AIP Console credentials are used instead providing an SSO (single sign-on).

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Note that the message displayed on login can be tailored to your own organization's needs. Please see Modifying login error messages for more information.

Not authorized

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Note that data authorization is explained in Data authorization.

No license key

If you attempt to login to the Engineering Dashboard when no license key has been configured, the following message will be displayed:

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Note that:

  • when SAML/SSO authentication is in operation, users will be redirected to the dashboard home page (i.e. no need to re-login) when they click the Re-Login button.
  • You can modify the remaining seconds before a login is required by editing the ced.json file and adding the alertTimeoutInterval parameter. See Engineering Dashboard json configuration options for more information.

Check for update

Check for update option is available only for Admin users. 

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Clicking the Check for update option will display a dialog box showing the current Dashboard version information, and whether a new version is available:

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