The default System Dashboard cannot be changed by normal users, so if you want to have a personalized dashboard displaying information that is specific to you, you will need to create a new dashboard. Perform the following steps to create a new dashboard:

1. Browse to the Manage Dashboards page.
2. Click the Create new dashboard button.
3. Enter a meaningful name and description for the new dashboard.
4. Select whether you wish to copy from an existing dashboard or start with a blank one. This is similar to creating a new screen from scratch or copying an existing screen.
5. Select whether or not the new dashboard will be a favorite dashboard (for easy access) by clicking on the star icon.
6. Select whether you wish to share the dashboard with other users. If you share your dashboard with everyone by choosing the Everyone option, then users that are not logged in will also be able to see your dashboard.
7. Click on the Add button to create the dashboard.

The following screenshot shows how you can create a new dashboard from scratch (blank dashboard) and allow view access with all members of the Hummingbird project, and allow edit access to members of hummingbird-managers group:

For you to be able to share a dashboard, you will also need to have the Create Shared Object global permissions (please refer to Chapter 9, Securing Jira, for more information on global permissions).

Once you have created the new dashboard, you will be taken immediately to it. As the owner of the new dashboard, you will be able to edit its layout and add gadgets to it. We will be looking at these configuration options in the next section.