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Set a default dashboard

When you visit /apps/launchpad/ cold (no specific dashboard URL) LaunchPad needs to pick one to land you on. The default-resolution chain is:

  1. Your pin — the dashboard you marked Default dashboard in the cog menu.
  2. Your primary group's default dashboard (if your admin set one).
  3. The org-wide default group's default dashboard.
  4. The first available group dashboard.
  5. The first available default-group dashboard.
  6. The first of your personal dashboards.

This page is about step 1 — the per-user pin. It always wins over the resolver fallback chain.

Goal​

Pin a dashboard as your personal default; verify the ★ marker appears in the sidebar.

Steps​

1. Open the sidebar and click the cog on the row you want as default​

Cog action menu

2. Click Set as default​

(If the row is already your default the entry reads Default dashboard with a filled-star icon — clicking it now would clear the pin.)

3. Watch the ★ appear next to that row​

The sidebar redraws with a small star to the left of the dashboard name on the pinned row:

Sidebar with star marker

The marker carries a tooltip on hover: "Default dashboard — opens automatically when you visit LaunchPad". Screen readers announce the same string via aria-label.

4. Verify on next cold-load​

Close the tab. Visit /apps/launchpad/ from scratch. You land on the pinned dashboard.

Behaviour notes​

  • The marker is reactive. It moves immediately when you pin a different dashboard or clear the pin.
  • The marker can land on any section. Personal pin in MY DASHBOARDS, group dashboard in the primary-group section, default-group dashboard in DEFAULT — all carry the same star.
  • No pin set? The marker still appears on whichever group dashboard the resolver would land on (the same fallback chain — steps 2-5 above).

No pin — fallback to group default

Common issues​

SymptomFix
Star doesn't appear after clickingReload the page once. If it's still missing, check that your environment is running development-branch launchpad (the marker shipped recently).
The star is on the wrong row after a renameThe pin is by UUID, which is stable across renames — so this shouldn't happen. If it does, clear and re-pin.

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