Dashboards and forms
Use dashboards and forms to visualize, organize, and share data insights.
Dashboards and forms have one or more rows of panels. Each panel contains a visualization, such as chart, table, or map. In each panel, a search generates data for the visualization.
Forms are different from dashboards because they include <input> elements, such as text boxes or radio buttons, for user interactions. You can configure elements in a form, such as a panel, to respond to user input by customizing the searches that drive visualizations or changing other behavior.
For more details on building a <dashboard> or <form>, see the Simple XML Reference.
Anatomy of dashboards and forms
See the Simple XML Reference for complete information on dashboard and form element hierarchy.
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| top-level element | <dashboard> or <form> |
| Title | <label> (Optional) |
| Description | <description> (Optional) |
| Global search | Global search is for use with post-process searches. Post-process searches have limitations. See Post-process limitations.
<search id="[identifier]"> |
| Form inputs (Forms only) | <fieldset> <input> <text> <checkbox> <dropdown> <multiselect> <radio>
<search> (to populate input choices) |
| Rows | Each row contains one or more panels.
<row> |
| Panels | Each panel contains an optional title, optional inputs, and one or more visualizations. See Dashboard panels for the types of panels available.
<panel> |
| Visualizations | A visualization displays data returned from a search.
<chart> <event> <map> <single> <table> |
| Search | A search for a visualization.
<search id="[identifier]"> Base search for post-process searches. <search base="[id]"> Post-process search referencing a base search. <search ref="[report] [ app="[app name]" ]> Reference a search from a report. Reference to app is optional. |
| Options | Properties specific to a visualization.
<option name="[option name]"> |