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[[dashboard]]
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== Dashboard
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A Kibana _dashboard_ displays a set of saved visualizations in groups that you can arrange freely. You can save a
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dashboard to share or reload at a later time.
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.Sample dashboard
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image:images/NYCTA-Dashboard.jpg[Example dashboard]
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[[dashboard-getting-started]]
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=== Getting Started
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You need at least one saved <<visualize, visualization>> to use a dashboard.
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[[creating-a-new-dashboard]]
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==== Building a New Dashboard
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The first time you click the *Dashboard* tab, Kibana displays an empty dashboard.
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image:images/NewDashboard.png[New Dashboard screen]
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Build your dashboard by adding visualizations. By default, Kibana dashboards use a light color theme. To use a dark color
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theme instead, click the *Settings* image:images/SettingsButton.jpg[Gear] button and check the *Use dark theme* box.
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image:images/darktheme.png[Dark Theme Example]
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[[dash-autorefresh]]
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include::autorefresh.asciidoc[]
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[[adding-visualizations-to-a-dashboard]]
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==== Adding Visualizations to a Dashboard
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To add a visualization to the dashboard, click the *Add Visualization* image:images/AddVis.png[Plus] button in the
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toolbar panel. Select a saved visualization from the list. You can filter the list of visualizations by typing a filter
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string into the *Visualization Filter* field.
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The visualization you select appears in a _container_ on your dashboard.
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NOTE: If you see a message about the container's height or width being too small, <<resizing-containers,resize the
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container>>.
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[[saving-dashboards]]
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==== Saving Dashboards
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To save the dashboard, click the *Save Dashboard* button in the toolbar panel, enter a name for the dashboard in the
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*Save As* field, and click the *Save* button. By default, dashboards store the time period specified in the time filter
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when you save a dashboard. To disable this behavior, clear the *Store time with dashboard* box before clicking the
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*Save* button.
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[[loading-a-saved-dashboard]]
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==== Loading a Saved Dashboard
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Click the *Load Saved Dashboard* button to display a list of existing dashboards. The saved dashboard selector includes
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a text field to filter by dashboard name and a link to the Object Editor for managing your saved dashboards. You can
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also access the Object Editor by clicking *Settings > Edit Saved Objects*.
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[[sharing-dashboards]]
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==== Sharing Dashboards
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You can share dashboards with other users. You can share a direct link to the Kibana dashboard or embed the dashboard
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in your Web page.
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NOTE: A user must have Kibana access in order to view embedded dashboards.
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Click the *Share* button to display HTML code to embed the dashboard in another Web page, along with a direct link to
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the dashboard. Click the copy button image:images/Clipboard.png[Copy to Clipboard button] next to either option to copy
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the code or the link to your clipboard.
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[[embedding-dashboards]]
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==== Embedding Dashboards
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To embed a dashboard, copy the embed code from the _Share_ display into your external web application.
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[[customizing-your-dashboard]]
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=== Customizing Dashboard Elements
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The visualizations in your dashboard are stored in resizable _containers_ that you can arrange on the dashboard. This
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section discusses customizing these containers.
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[[moving-containers]]
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==== Moving Containers
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Click and hold a container's header to move the container around the dashboard. Other containers will shift as needed
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to make room for the moving container. Release the mouse button to confirm the container's new location.
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[[resizing-containers]]
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==== Resizing Containers
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Move the cursor to the bottom right corner of the container until the cursor changes to point at the corner. After the
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cursor changes, click and drag the corner of the container to change the container's size. Release the mouse button to
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confirm the new container size.
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// enhancement request: a way to specify specific dimensions for a container in pixels, or at least display that info?
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[[removing-containers]]
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==== Removing Containers
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Click the *x* icon at the top right corner of a container to remove that container from the dashboard. Removing a
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container from a dashboard does not delete the saved visualization in that container.
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[[viewing-detailed-information]]
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==== Viewing Detailed Information
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To display the raw data behind the visualization, click the bar at the bottom of the container. Tabs with detailed
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information about the raw data replace the visualization, as in this example:
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.Table
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A representation of the underlying data, presented as a paginated data grid. You can sort the items
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in the table by clicking on the table headers at the top of each column.
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image:images/NYCTA-Table.jpg[]
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.Request
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The raw request used to query the server, presented in JSON format.
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image:images/NYCTA-Request.jpg[]
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.Response
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The raw response from the server, presented in JSON format.
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image:images/NYCTA-Response.jpg[]
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.Statistics
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A summary of the statistics related to the request and the response, presented as a data grid. The data
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grid includes the query duration, the request duration, the total number of records found on the server, and the
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index pattern used to make the query.
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image:images/NYCTA-Statistics.jpg[]
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[[changing-the-visualization]]
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=== Changing the Visualization
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Click the _Edit_ button image:images/EditVis.png[Pencil button] at the top right of a container to open the
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visualization in the <<visualize,Visualize>> page.
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[[dashboard-filters]]
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include::filter-pinning.asciidoc[]
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