Learn how to create a Dashboard in Cribl Search.

You can create new Dashboards or add to existing Dashboards in several ways.

Create Dashboard From the Dashboards Tab ​

On the Dashboards page, you can create a new Dashboard and add visualization panels.

1. From the Cribl Search sidebar, select Dashboards.
2. Select Add Dashboard.
3. Give your new Dashboard a name and (optionally) a description.
4. Optionally, select or create a Collection to contain this Dashboard.
5. Optionally, configure a Schedule to automatically refresh your Dashboard at a set interval.
   For more details on Dashboard scheduling, see Refresh Your Dashboards Automatically.
6. When your basic configuration is complete, select Save.

The new Dashboard opens with a default Time Range Input already in place. Every visualization panel you add links to it automatically, so all panels share one time range. The Input doesn’t count as Dashboard content, so the new Dashboard still presents the options for filling it.

Add Visualizations to a Dashboard ​

In the empty Dashboard that appears next, you’ll see the following options:

• Add Visualization Using Copilot: This prompts you to specify a Dataset, and then prompts the Cribl Copilot AI to suggest visualizations for that Dataset. For details, see Add a Visualization when Creating a Dashboard.
• Add Visualization: This prompts you to specify a new or saved search, or a metrics query (Preview), and then define a corresponding chart type. For details, see New Search, Existing Search, and Add Metrics to Dashboards.
• Add Group: Create a collapsible section to organize related panels on the Dashboard. For details, see Create a Dashboard Group.
• Add Input: This prompts you to define a visualization panel constrained by a new or saved search, a range of values or numbers, a time range, or freeform text. For details, see Add Inputs to Your Cribl Search Dashboard.
• Add Markdown: This prompts you to define a visualization panel that offers users explanations or instructions on using your Dashboard. You can use markdown formatting to add arbitrary text, tables, and images. For details, see Add Markdown.

The last four options above are also available on the Add drop-down at the upper right. To get suggestions from Cribl Copilot after you’ve configured a Dashboard, see Add a Visualization when Editing a Dashboard.

Create Dashboard From the Products Sidebar ​

You can create a new Dashboard from the Products sidebar, too:

1. Select Products on the top bar.
2. In the Products sidebar, under Search, hover over Dashboards and select the + button.
3. In the New Dashboard modal, give your new Dashboard a name and (optionally) a description.
4. Optionally, select or create a Collection to contain this Dashboard.
5. Optionally, configure a Schedule to automatically refresh your Dashboard at a set interval.
   For more details on Dashboard scheduling, see Refresh Your Dashboards Automatically.
6. When your basic configuration is complete, select Save.

This flow does not add a default Time Range Input, unlike creating a Dashboard from the Dashboards page. To have all panels on the Dashboard share one time range, add a Time Range Input with the Input ID time.

Create Dashboard From Search Results ​

After performing a search, you can add it as a visualization panel to a new or existing Dashboard.

1. Select the Actions drop-down, and select Add to Dashboard.
2. Select whether you want to add the visualization to a new or existing Dashboard.
3. Select or name the Dashboard.
4. Enter the Panel title. This will be the name of the visualization panel in your Dashboard.
5. Select Add & Go to Dashboard.

The new panel links to the default Time Range Input on the Dashboard, rather than keeping the time range you ran the search with:

• On a new Dashboard, Cribl Search creates the Time Range Input using your search’s time range, so the panel displays the same results at first.
• On an existing Dashboard, the panel adopts whatever time range the Time Range Input on that Dashboard is set to, and your search’s own time range is disregarded.

To give the panel a time range independent of the Dashboard, unlink it.

Create Dashboard From the History or Saved Tab ​

Both in History and Saved Searches, you can turn any search in the list into a visualization panel, and add it to a new or existing Dashboard.

1. Select the Actions button to the right of a search and select Add to Dashboard.
2. Select whether you want to add the visualization to a new or existing Dashboard.
3. Select or name the Dashboard.
4. Enter the Panel title. This will be the name of the visualization panel in your Dashboard.
5. Select Add & Go to Dashboard.

The time range behavior is the same as when you add a search from search results. Adding a search to a Dashboard from a Notebook works the same way, too.

Wondering about the difference between saving a search and adding a search to a Dashboard? A saved search is a query that can be rerun to return new or updated data. You can add saved searches to Dashboards in the form of visualization panels. All saved searches are available to add to Dashboards, but adding a search to a Dashboard does not add it to the Saved Searches list.

Add a Panel From the Metrics Explorer (Preview) ​

Preview Feature ​

Cribl is still developing this Preview feature. We don’t recommend using it in a production environment, because the feature might not be fully tested or optimized for performance, and related documentation could be incomplete.

Please continue to submit feedback through normal Cribl support channels, but assistance might be limited while the feature remains in Preview.

With the Metrics experience enabled, you can save a metrics query to a Dashboard as a visualization panel. Split-by dimensions are preserved as a trellis breakdown. See Add a Metrics Panel.

Create Dashboard From a Pack ​

You can import pre-built Dashboards from Packs, and you can also add Dashboards within a Pack.

A Dashboard you add within a Pack gets a default Time Range Input. An imported Dashboard keeps whatever Inputs its author defined.