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Note: This feature is currently in Limited Availability
There are an additional set of properties on the widget container that allow designers to “stack” widgets into a vertical group.
Example of a Stacked layout:
Visual Designer Properties in the Container section:
Start: Set for the first widget in the stack
Stack: Set for each following widget that should be contained in the stack
None (default): Not stacked (the next “non-stacked” widget ends the stack
When working with smaller height widgets (either compact widgets or headlines with limited data in e.g. for use of navigating to other pages or dashboards), the current layout system means it can be a challenge to lay out a dashboard without leaving unnecessary spaces. The ability to stack these widgets gives a little more control to the designer over the layout.
Limitations
The stacking properties are currently available in the visual designer for most widgets apart from widgets created via templates (Compact widget and Heading Widget). For these widgets the properties currently need to be added via CDL.
Building a stack is done by Visual designer / CDL settings only i.e. there is no drag and drop support for building or moving stacks at this stage.
The same general layout rules apply; for each row, the height of the row is determined by either the tallest widget OR the tallest stack. No changes have been made here.