I am not able to configure a gadget on my newly created dashboard as that option is currently gray
This appears to be a duplicate of
https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-Core-Server-questions/Why-is-the-configure-option-grayed-out-when-attempting-to-create/qaq-p/2097405
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