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Dashboard Overview

Dashboards provide visual access to the operational and analytical data managed by XAUTOMATA.

Each dashboard is composed of multiple widgets, arranged in a configurable layout.
Widgets retrieve data from the platform and display it using charts, tables, grids, or custom visual components.

Dashboard Structure

A dashboard is made up of:

  • a name and description
  • a scope and type
  • a refresh interval
  • a set of widget associations

Each widget in the dashboard has its own:

  • position
  • size
  • order
  • settings

This allows dashboards to be configured to match different operational needs.

Dashboard Types

Dashboards can be defined with different types.

The platform distinguishes between:

  • Global dashboards, designed to be reused across multiple users or operational contexts.
  • Personal dashboards, associated with a specific user.

This distinction allows the platform to support both standardized monitoring views and user-specific workspaces.

Dashboard Scope

Dashboards also define a scope, which determines the operational context where they apply.

Available scopes include:

  • Customer
  • Virtual Domain

This allows dashboards to be tailored to different organizational or infrastructure contexts.

Widgets in Dashboards

Widgets are the main building blocks of dashboards.

A widget can display data using different visual formats, such as:

  • charts
  • tables
  • maps
  • custom views

Each widget is configured to retrieve its own data and render it according to its specific purpose.

Typical Dashboard Usage

Dashboards are typically used to:

  • monitor infrastructure and service status
  • analyze trends and time series
  • investigate anomalies
  • review network and cloud cost metrics
  • export data for further analysis

Main Dashboard Domains

The platform currently includes dashboards for different operational domains, including:

  • IT Infrastructure
  • Network
  • Cloud Cost

Each dashboard groups together widgets relevant to the same functional area.

Relationship with the Data Manager

Dashboards depend on the data configured in the Data Manager.

For example:

  • metrics and services feed infrastructure dashboards
  • cost registrations feed cloud cost dashboards
  • cost views enrich analytical accounting widgets

Without the underlying entity configuration, dashboards would not have meaningful data to display.