Platform Dashboards Overview
A Dashboard is a grid of widgets bound to Device Variables. Each widget displays one or more Variables in real time, as a historical trend, or as a state indicator. Dashboards are how you answer "what's happening right now" and "how has this looked over the last X hours/days."
Workflow Stage: Visualize
Overview
Dashboards are personal or shared. They auto-refresh against live Device data, drop into responsive layouts (mobile, desk, control-room display), and can be wired into Alarm conditions for at-a-glance status. Where Dashboards focus on the numbers, Diagrams focus on the system architecture those numbers come from.
Video Tutorial
For a hands-on walkthrough, see Creating Your First Dashboard.
Creating a Dashboard
- Open Visualize → Dashboards.
- Click Create Dashboard.
- Set a name, optional description, and visibility (private or shared with the Organization).
- Add widgets — choose type, pick the Device + Variable, set thresholds and units, position and resize.
- For historical widgets, set the time range (last hour, last 24 hours, custom) and refresh interval.
- Save. Share with specific users or roles if needed.
Widget Types
| Widget | What it shows | Variable types |
|---|---|---|
| Gauge | Current value against a configurable range with color zones for normal / warning / critical. | Number |
| Trend chart | Line/bar/area chart of history; multiple series per chart; zoom/pan; CSV export. | Number |
| Status indicator | Boolean state (on/off, active/inactive) with custom labels per state. | Boolean |
| Value display | Compact current value with optional conditional formatting and "last updated" timestamp. | Number, String, Boolean |
All widgets handle unit display and formatting automatically based on the Variable's configuration.
Access and Sharing
Dashboards inherit Organization-level role permissions:
- Administrator — full edit on any Dashboard.
- Editor — full edit on Dashboards they own or that are shared as editable.
- Viewer — read-only on any Dashboard shared with them.
A Dashboard can also be set as the default for a Location or Asset, in which case it appears automatically when someone opens that Location or Asset. Active Alarms surface as visual indicators on bound widgets so problems show up without leaving the Dashboard.