Google gadgets are text files with the .xml file-name extension. The Google gadget appears on the dashboard when it is loaded into an import gadget, from the extras category of Actuate gadgets. The Google gadget files reside on a web server accessible to Information Console. If Information Console does not have access to the internet, the external gadgets can reside on a web server on a secured network.

Google gadget files are stored on an external server. Actuate uses Apache Shindig to convert Google gadget files to HTML code. Google gadgets render inside iframe tags on the dashboard.

The following URI locations are examples of Google gadgets that can load into an import gadget to appear on a dashboard:

For more information about using the import gadget to display Google gadgets, see Using an import gadget.

User‑written Google gadgets must adhere to the Google gadget specifications. These gadgets render on the dashboard inside iframe tags, and can link to Actuate gadgets to receive data.