Operations Manager Management Pack Authoring - Custom Widgets
This document is part of the Operations Manager Management Pack Authoring Guide 
. The Microsoft System Center team has validated this procedure as of the Original Version. We will continue to review any changes and periodically provide validations on later revisions as they are made. Please feel free to make any corrections or additions to this procedure that you think would assist other users.
The following samples are available to illustrate how to create a custom widget for an Operations Manager dashboard.
- Creating a Widget for Operations Manager Dashboard - Walkthrough #1 - Custom UI Control
- Creating a Widget for Operations Manager Dashboard - Walkthrough #2 - Creating a Data Provider
- StatePlus Sample Widget for System Center 2012 Operations Manager
- PerformanceMonitor Sample Widget for System Center 2012 Operations Manager
Note that you can achieve a significant amount of customization in an Operations Manager dashboard using a custom web page with the PowerShell Web Browser Widget which can require significantly less complexity than creating a custom widget.