Azure Tips and Tricks

The following section provides useful suggestions, searches, actions, hints, and prompts to help with navigating and working with Azure, the Azure CLI, and portal.azure.com. This is a living document that will continue to be updated as we expand our cloud journey.

Table of Contents

• View Resource Groups
• View Event Details
• Create a Dashboard in Azure

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View Resource Groups

To see resource groups in the Azure portal:

1. Go to the resource group service page: https://portal.azure.com/#view/HubsExtension/BrowseResourceGroups
2. Click Add filter
3. Filter on Admin
4. Set the Value to ALL or select any names you are interested in

Note: The names in the list are the only ones that have the Admin tag set. You can also specify to filter on other fields from there.

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View Event Details

To find who initiated an event or view activity logs:

1. On the left-hand panel when viewing a resource group, select Activity Log
2. Select Add filter → Event Initiated by
3. Adjust the timespan filter as necessary to view the event

Tip: You can optionally add an Event category = Administrative filter for more specific results.

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Create a Dashboard in Azure

To create a custom dashboard in Azure:

1. Login to the Azure portal
2. Click on the hamburger icon (located at the top left corner of the page)
3. Select Dashboard to go to your dashboards
4. Click Create (top left corner)
5. Click on the Custom tile
6. Edit the input box and provide a name for your dashboard
7. Click on Resource groups in the tile gallery
8. Click Add
9. Click and drag the lower right corner of the tile to resize it to your liking
10. Click Save to save your settings

You should now be taken to your new dashboard.

Configure Dashboard Filters

To filter your dashboard by admin/owner:

1. Click on your new dashboard tile
2. Click on Add filter (located at the top center of the page)
3. Click on the Filter input box to reveal the tags
4. Select the Admin tag
5. Click on the Value input box
6. Click on Select all to unselect all
7. Select your name
8. Click on Apply

Save Dashboard View

To save your customized dashboard view:

1. Click on Manage view (located at the top left of the page)
2. Select Save view
3. Enter a name for the view in the input box
4. Click Save

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This document will be updated regularly with additional tips and tricks as we continue our Azure journey.