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Working with Perspectives

Intermediate 10 minutes Auto-generated screenshots

Overview

Perspectives save your entire Supercloud dashboard layout, including panel positions, sizes, and which views are open. Switch between different workflows instantly -- whether you are focused on MetaCloud compute tasks or Cloud Operations governance.

Prerequisites

  • [ ] RosettaHub account
  • [ ] Familiarity with opening and arranging panels

What is a Perspective?

A perspective captures:

  • Panel arrangement - Which panels are open and where
  • Panel sizes - How space is divided
  • Tab groups - Which tabs are grouped together
  • Active tabs - Which tab is selected in each group

Creating a Perspective

Step 1: Arrange Your Panels

Set up your dashboard the way you want it:

  1. Open the panels you need
  2. Drag panels to arrange them
  3. Resize as needed

Step 2: Save the Perspective

  1. Click the Perspectives dropdown
  2. Select Save Perspective
  3. Enter a descriptive name

Tip

Use descriptive names like "Development", "Monitoring", or "Admin Tasks"

Step 3: Confirm Creation

Your perspective is now saved and available in the dropdown.

Switching Perspectives

Using the Dropdown

  1. Click the Perspectives dropdown
  2. Select the perspective to load
  3. Your layout updates immediately

Using Keyboard Shortcuts

Quick-switch between perspectives using keyboard shortcuts.

Managing Perspectives

Rename a Perspective

  1. Open the Perspectives dropdown
  2. Click the edit icon next to the perspective
  3. Enter a new name

Delete a Perspective

  1. Open the Perspectives dropdown
  2. Click the delete icon
  3. Confirm deletion

Warning

Deleting a perspective cannot be undone. Your current layout is not affected.

Update a Perspective

To update an existing perspective with new panel arrangements:

  1. Modify your current layout
  2. Save with the same name
  3. Choose to overwrite when prompted

Example Perspectives

Perspective Panels Use Case
Development Formations, Logs, SSH Day-to-day development
Monitoring Costs, Alerts, Metrics Track spending and health
Administration Users, Organizations, Budgets Admin tasks
Focused Single panel maximized Deep work

Best Practices

Organization

  • Create perspectives for each role or workflow
  • Keep related panels together
  • Name perspectives clearly

Efficiency

  • Use keyboard shortcuts for frequent switches
  • Set a default perspective for login
  • Share perspectives with your team

Next Steps