Create a dashboard for a CWM Board in Collaborative Work Management

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read creating-dashboards-in-cwm.md

Create a dashboard for a CWM Board to visualize work data using predefined or custom widgets. Track progress and spot issues without reviewing individual tasks or stories.

Before you begin

A board is created. For more information, see Create a Board in CWM.

Role required: sn_cwm.cwm_user

About this task

All dashboards are shared with everyone who has access to the Board.
Space owners and editors can create dashboards.
Space viewers can only view existing dashboards.

Procedure

Navigate to Workspaces > Collaborative Work Management.
From a Space, select a Board to add the dashboard to.
Select the Dashboard tab.
Select New dashboard.

[Omitted image "cwm-new-dashboard.png"] Alt text: The New dashboard option is available on the dashboard header.
Enter a name for the dashboard.
Select Create.

Result

The dashboard opens in an empty state with the Add widgets option.

[Omitted image "cwm-dashboard-empty-state.png"] Alt text: The empty state of a dashboard.

What to do next

Add predefined or custom widgets to your dashboard. For more information, see Add widgets to a dashboard in Collaborative Work Management.

Parent Topic:Monitor and track work using dashboards in CWM Boards

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title: Create a dashboard for a CWM Board in Collaborative Work Management
description: Create a dashboard for a CWM Board to visualize work data using predefined or custom widgets. Track progress and spot issues without reviewing individual tasks or stories.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-business-management/collaborative-work-management/creating-dashboards-in-cwm.html
release: australia
product: Collaborative Work Management
classification: collaborative-work-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
keywords: [TODO]
breadcrumb: [Monitor and track work using dashboards in CWM, Manage work using Boards, Use, Collaborative Work Management, Strategic Portfolio Management]
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# Create a dashboard for a CWM Board in Collaborative Work Management

Create a dashboard for a CWM Board to visualize work data using predefined or custom widgets. Track progress and spot issues without reviewing individual tasks or stories.

## Before you begin

A board is created. For more information, see [Create a Board in CWM](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/collaborative-work-management/create-boards-in-cwm.md).

Role required: sn\_cwm.cwm\_user

## About this task

- All dashboards are shared with everyone who has access to the Board.
- Space owners and editors can create dashboards.
- Space viewers can only view existing dashboards.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to **Workspaces** &gt; **Collaborative Work Management**.

2. From a Space, select a Board to add the dashboard to.

3. Select the **Dashboard** tab.

4. Select **New dashboard**.

\[Omitted image "cwm-new-dashboard.png"\] Alt text: The New dashboard option is available on the dashboard header.

5. Enter a name for the dashboard.

6. Select **Create**.

## Result

The dashboard opens in an empty state with the **Add widgets** option.

\[Omitted image "cwm-dashboard-empty-state.png"\] Alt text: The empty state of a dashboard.

## What to do next

Add predefined or custom widgets to your dashboard. For more information, see [Add widgets to a dashboard in Collaborative Work Management](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/collaborative-work-management/add-a-widget-to-cwm-dashboard.md).

**Parent Topic:**[Monitor and track work using dashboards in CWM Boards](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/collaborative-work-management/cwm-board-dashboards.md)