Configure basic Dashboard settings for all users at the same time?

[joemcl]

Is there a setting (I looked, didn't find it ) to let the admin add reports to the Dashboard of all users at the same time? I've been masquerading to do this, which gets tedious. I can add links on the left sidebar but prefer to have the reports front and center on each users Dashboard on login. Thanks for any leads.

[Michael McAndrew]

Last time I looked there wasn't a UI method.

There is, however, an API for dashboard contact which you could use.  You would need to know the contact IDs and the Dashlet IDs.

In PHP, it would be something like

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$params = array(
  'version' => 3,
  'dashboard_id' => #, //replace with dashboard ID
  'contact_id' => # //replace with contact ID
);
$result = civicrm_api('DashboardContact', 'create', $params);

Or if you prefer you could use civicrm/bin/import and civicrm/bin/export

Or thinking about it, the above idea combined with API csv Import GUI probably provides a GUI way to do this -   https://civicrm.org/extensions/api-csv-import-gui

Please let us know how you get on

[joemcl]

Michael, thanks so much, will check it out.

[Michael McAndrew]

Last time I looked

Seems like things have changed since the last time I looked

http://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC/hook_civicrm_dashboard_defaults

Admittedly, this is not a setting, but this hook may also be useful for you.

[joemcl]

Michael, thanks. Will take a look. I really need to check in here more often and/or set up forum replies to go to my work e-mail address.