You can hid a widget so that it does not display on a page.
A hidden widget is fully functional but does not display on a page unless you choose to display all widgets. Typically, you hide widgets such as the Script Adapter widget, which, instead of displaying business data, transforms the data so that another widget can use it.
An option on the page menu determines whether the page displays only the visible widgets or it displays all widgets, including the hidden widgets. If the page is displaying all widgets, you can distinguish the hidden widgets from the visible widgets by looking at their frames. A visible widget has a solid frame while a hidden widget has a dashed frame. In the following screen capture, the widget on the left is a visible widget while the widget on the right is a hidden widget.
To hide a widget: