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]">