diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 02908f0f..49a524d5 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -321,3 +321,5 @@ horizon_keystone_admin_roles:
 # The list of authentication mechanisms which include keystone
 # federation protocols and identity provider/federation protocol
 horizon_websso_initial_choice: "credentials"
+
+horizon_panels: "{{ _horizon_panels }}"
diff --git a/tasks/horizon_post_install.yml b/tasks/horizon_post_install.yml
index 71a22ba9..8f582475 100644
--- a/tasks/horizon_post_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/horizon_post_install.yml
@@ -32,93 +32,12 @@
     dest: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/static/dashboard/{{ item.value.dest }}"
   with_dict: "{{ horizon_custom_uploads | default({}) }}"
 
-- name: Enable the designate-ui-dashboard Horizon panel
+- name: Enable project panels
   file:
     src: "{{ item.src }}"
     path: "{{ item.path }}"
-    state: "{{ horizon_enable_designate_ui | ternary('link', 'absent') }}"
-  with_items:
-    - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/designatedashboard/enabled/_1710_project_dns_panel_group.py"
-      path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/local/enabled/_1710_project_dns_panel_group.py"
-    - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/designatedashboard/enabled/_1720_project_dns_panel.py"
-      path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/local/enabled/_1720_project_dns_panel.py"
-    - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/designatedashboard/enabled/_1721_dns_zones_panel.py"
-      path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/local/enabled/_1721_dns_zones_panel.py"
-    - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/designatedashboard/enabled/_1722_dns_reversedns_panel.py"
-      path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/local/enabled/_1722_dns_reversedns_panel.py"
-  notify: Restart apache2
-
-- name: Enable the ironic-ui-dashboard Horizon panel
-  file:
-    src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/ironic_ui/enabled/_2200_ironic.py"
-    path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/local/enabled/_2200_ironic.py"
-    state: "{{ horizon_enable_ironic_ui | ternary('link', 'absent') }}"
-  notify: Restart apache2
-
-- name: Enable the magnum-ui-dashboard Horizon panel
-  file:
-    src: "{{ item.src }}"
-    path: "{{ item.path }}"
-    state: "{{ horizon_enable_magnum_ui | ternary('link', 'absent') }}"
-  notify: Restart apache2
-  with_items:
-    - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/magnum_ui/enabled/_1370_project_container_infra_panel_group.py"
-      path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/local/enabled/_1370_project_container_infra_panel_group.py"
-    - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/magnum_ui/enabled/_1371_project_container_infra_clusters_panel.py"
-      path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/local/enabled/_1371_project_container_infra_clusters_panel.py"
-    - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/magnum_ui/enabled/_1372_project_container_infra_cluster_templates_panel.py"
-      path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/local/enabled/_1372_project_container_infra_cluster_templates_panel.py"
-
-- name: Enable the sahara-dashboard Horizon panel
-  file:
-    src: "{{ item.src }}"
-    path: "{{ item.path }}"
-    state: "{{ horizon_enable_sahara_ui | ternary('link', 'absent') }}"
-  notify: Restart apache2
-  with_items:
-    - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/sahara_dashboard/enabled/_1810_data_processing_panel_group.py"
-      path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/enabled/_1810_data_processing_panel_group.py"
-    - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/sahara_dashboard/enabled/_1820_data_processing_clusters_panel.py"
-      path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/enabled/_1820_data_processing_clusters_panel.py"
-    - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/sahara_dashboard/enabled/_1830_data_processing_plugins_panel.py"
-      path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/enabled/_1830_data_processing_plugins_panel.py"
-    - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/sahara_dashboard/enabled/_1840_data_processing_jobs_panel.py"
-      path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/enabled/_1840_data_processing_jobs_panel.py"
-    - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/sahara_dashboard/local_settings.d/_12_toggle_data_upload_max_number_fields.py"
-      path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/local/local_settings.d/_12_toggle_data_upload_max_number_fields.py"
-
-- name: Enable the trove-dashboard Horizon panel
-  file:
-    src: "{{ item.src }}"
-    path: "{{ item.path }}"
-    state: "{{ horizon_enable_trove_ui | ternary('link', 'absent') }}"
-  notify: Restart apache2
-  with_items:
-    - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/trove_dashboard/enabled/_1710_database_panel_group.py"
-      path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/enabled/_1710_database_panel_group.py"
-    - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/trove_dashboard/enabled/_1720_project_databases_panel.py"
-      path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/enabled/_1720_project_databases_panel.py"
-    - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/trove_dashboard/enabled/_1730_project_database_backups_panel.py"
-      path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/enabled/_1730_project_database_backups_panel.py"
-    - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/trove_dashboard/enabled/_1731_project_database_backups_panel.py"
-      path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/enabled/_1731_project_database_backups_panel.py"
-    - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/trove_dashboard/enabled/_1740_project_database_clusters_panel.py"
-      path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/enabled/_1740_project_database_clusters_panel.py"
-    - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/trove_dashboard/enabled/_1760_project_database_configurations_panel.py"
-      path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/enabled/_1760_project_database_configurations_panel.py"
-
-- name: Enable the neutron-lbaas-dashboard Horizon panel
-  file:
-    src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/neutron_lbaas_dashboard/enabled/_1481_project_ng_loadbalancersv2_panel.py"
-    path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/local/enabled/_1481_project_ng_loadbalancersv2_panel.py"
-    state: "{{ (horizon_enable_neutron_lbaas | bool) | ternary('link', 'absent') }}"
-  notify: Restart apache2
-
-- name: Enable the neutron-fwaas-dashboard Horizon panel
-  file:
-    src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/neutron_fwaas_dashboard/enabled/_7010_project_firewalls_panel.py"
-    path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/local/enabled/_7010_project_firewalls_panel.py"
-    state: "{{ (horizon_enable_neutron_fwaas | bool) | ternary('link', 'absent') }}"
+    state: "{{ item.state }}"
+  with_items: "{{ horizon_panels }}"
   notify: Restart apache2
 
 - name: Create horizon links
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..111e3cba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2017, Rackspace US, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+_horizon_panels:
+  - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/designatedashboard/enabled/_1710_project_dns_panel_group.py"
+    path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/local/enabled/_1710_project_dns_panel_group.py"
+    state: "{{ horizon_enable_designate_ui | ternary('link', 'absent') }}"
+  - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/designatedashboard/enabled/_1720_project_dns_panel.py"
+    path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/local/enabled/_1720_project_dns_panel.py"
+    state: "{{ horizon_enable_designate_ui | ternary('link', 'absent') }}"
+  - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/designatedashboard/enabled/_1721_dns_zones_panel.py"
+    path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/local/enabled/_1721_dns_zones_panel.py"
+    state: "{{ horizon_enable_designate_ui | ternary('link', 'absent') }}"
+  - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/designatedashboard/enabled/_1722_dns_reversedns_panel.py"
+    path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/local/enabled/_1722_dns_reversedns_panel.py"
+    state: "{{ horizon_enable_designate_ui | ternary('link', 'absent') }}"
+  - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/ironic_ui/enabled/_2200_ironic.py"
+    path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/local/enabled/_2200_ironic.py"
+    state: "{{ horizon_enable_ironic_ui | ternary('link', 'absent') }}"
+  - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/magnum_ui/enabled/_1370_project_container_infra_panel_group.py"
+    path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/local/enabled/_1370_project_container_infra_panel_group.py"
+    state: "{{ horizon_enable_magnum_ui | ternary('link', 'absent') }}"
+  - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/magnum_ui/enabled/_1371_project_container_infra_clusters_panel.py"
+    path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/local/enabled/_1371_project_container_infra_clusters_panel.py"
+    state: "{{ horizon_enable_magnum_ui | ternary('link', 'absent') }}"
+  - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/magnum_ui/enabled/_1372_project_container_infra_cluster_templates_panel.py"
+    path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/local/enabled/_1372_project_container_infra_cluster_templates_panel.py"
+    state: "{{ horizon_enable_magnum_ui | ternary('link', 'absent') }}"
+  - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/sahara_dashboard/enabled/_1810_data_processing_panel_group.py"
+    path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/enabled/_1810_data_processing_panel_group.py"
+    state: "{{ horizon_enable_sahara_ui | ternary('link', 'absent') }}"
+  - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/sahara_dashboard/enabled/_1820_data_processing_clusters_panel.py"
+    path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/enabled/_1820_data_processing_clusters_panel.py"
+    state: "{{ horizon_enable_sahara_ui | ternary('link', 'absent') }}"
+  - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/sahara_dashboard/enabled/_1830_data_processing_plugins_panel.py"
+    path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/enabled/_1830_data_processing_plugins_panel.py"
+    state: "{{ horizon_enable_sahara_ui | ternary('link', 'absent') }}"
+  - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/sahara_dashboard/enabled/_1840_data_processing_jobs_panel.py"
+    path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/enabled/_1840_data_processing_jobs_panel.py"
+    state: "{{ horizon_enable_sahara_ui | ternary('link', 'absent') }}"
+  - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/sahara_dashboard/local_settings.d/_12_toggle_data_upload_max_number_fields.py"
+    path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/local/local_settings.d/_12_toggle_data_upload_max_number_fields.py"
+    state: "{{ horizon_enable_sahara_ui | ternary('link', 'absent') }}"
+  - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/trove_dashboard/enabled/_1710_database_panel_group.py"
+    path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/enabled/_1710_database_panel_group.py"
+    state: "{{ horizon_enable_trove_ui | ternary('link', 'absent') }}"
+  - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/trove_dashboard/enabled/_1720_project_databases_panel.py"
+    path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/enabled/_1720_project_databases_panel.py"
+    state: "{{ horizon_enable_trove_ui | ternary('link', 'absent') }}"
+  - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/trove_dashboard/enabled/_1730_project_database_backups_panel.py"
+    path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/enabled/_1730_project_database_backups_panel.py"
+    state: "{{ horizon_enable_trove_ui | ternary('link', 'absent') }}"
+  - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/trove_dashboard/enabled/_1731_project_database_backups_panel.py"
+    path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/enabled/_1731_project_database_backups_panel.py"
+    state: "{{ horizon_enable_trove_ui | ternary('link', 'absent') }}"
+  - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/trove_dashboard/enabled/_1740_project_database_clusters_panel.py"
+    path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/enabled/_1740_project_database_clusters_panel.py"
+    state: "{{ horizon_enable_trove_ui | ternary('link', 'absent') }}"
+  - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/trove_dashboard/enabled/_1760_project_database_configurations_panel.py"
+    path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/enabled/_1760_project_database_configurations_panel.py"
+    state: "{{ horizon_enable_trove_ui | ternary('link', 'absent') }}"
+  - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/neutron_lbaas_dashboard/enabled/_1481_project_ng_loadbalancersv2_panel.py"
+    path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/local/enabled/_1481_project_ng_loadbalancersv2_panel.py"
+    state: "{{ (horizon_enable_neutron_lbaas | bool) | ternary('link', 'absent') }}"
+  - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/neutron_fwaas_dashboard/enabled/_7010_project_firewalls_panel.py"
+    path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/local/enabled/_7010_project_firewalls_panel.py"
+    state: "{{ (horizon_enable_neutron_fwaas | bool) | ternary('link', 'absent') }}"