Update dashboard overview
When you activate the problem state model, you need to update the overview dashboard to use the new states.
Before you begin
Role required: admin
About this task
In the problem overview dashboard, refer to the closed problems by setting Active = false instead of state = 4.
Note: If you have added your own custom dashboards or charts, you may need to manually update them as you have migrated to the problem state model.
Procedure
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If you are prompted with the message
To edit this record click here, then click here. -
Click the configuration icon ([Omitted image "configuration-icon.png"] Alt text: Configuration icon).
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Hover your mouse on Problems Closed per Week chart to view and select the Edit Content menu.
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Select the filter to open the condition builder and update the condition from Problem state is 4 to Active is false.
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Click Run.
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Click Save.
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Click Back to return to the dashboard.
--- title: Update dashboard overview description: When you activate the problem state model, you need to update the overview dashboard to use the new states. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-service-management/problem-management/cleanup-update-dashboard-overview.html release: australia product: Problem Management classification: problem-management topic_type: task last_updated: "2026-09-10" reading_time_minutes: 1 breadcrumb: [Activities to clean up after migration, Migration Utility, Configuring Problem Management, Problem Management, IT Service Management] --- # Update dashboard overview When you activate the problem state model, you need to update the overview dashboard to use the new states. ## Before you begin Role required: admin ## About this task In the problem overview dashboard, refer to the closed problems by setting Active = false instead of state = 4. **Note:** If you have added your own custom dashboards or charts, you may need to manually update them as you have migrated to the problem state model. ## Procedure 1. If you are prompted with the message `To edit this record click here`, then click **here**. 2. Click the configuration icon \(\[Omitted image "configuration-icon.png"\] Alt text: Configuration icon\). 3. Hover your mouse on **Problems Closed per Week** chart to view and select the Edit Content menu. 4. Select the filter to open the condition builder and update the condition from **Problem state** is **4** to **Active** is **false**. 5. Click **Run**. 6. Click **Save**. 7. Click **Back** to return to the dashboard.
| title | Update dashboard overview |
| description | When you activate the problem state model, you need to update the overview dashboard to use the new states. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-service-management/problem-management/cleanup-update-dashboard-overview.html |
| release | australia |
| product | Problem Management |
| classification | problem-management |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Activities to clean up after migrationMigration UtilityConfiguring Problem ManagementProblem ManagementIT Service Management |