Dashboards
Dashboards
You create a Dashboard first, then add charts to it. All Dashboards and charts you have created appear on the Dashboards home page in the Admin Portal.
You can add, edit, or delete charts and Dashboards from both the home page and from within a Dashboard view.
Charts
A chart visualizes a single metric for a Business Object. The chart name is generated from the metric name. To create a chart, the Business Object must have at least one metric.
You can configure each chart independently:
| Setting | Options |
|---|---|
| Time range | 30 minutes, 1 hour, 24 hours, 3 days, 1 week, 30 days, 3 months, or a custom date range |
| Chart type | Bar (default), stacked bar, or line |
| Width | Full-width or half-width |
Decision activity overlay
If the Business Object for a chart is also used in a Decision, a decision preview appears at the bottom of the chart. The overlay marks when rules fired, so you can see metric trends alongside triggered actions.
Data time zone
Charts reflect your browser's time zone. There is no global time zone setting for Illuminate.
CSV export
You can export any chart's data as a CSV file. The download button is in the upper-right corner of the chart. Illuminate packages the export as a ZIP file containing one CSV file. The export follows the chart's selected date range and dimensions. A single export contains up to one million rows.
Prerequisites
Before you can create and view charts:
- A Business Object with at least one metric must exist.
- The Business Object must be active. Illuminate only captures data from active Business Objects. Charts for an inactive Business Object show no data.
- A Dashboard must exist before you can add charts to it.
Home page and settings
The Dashboards home page in the Admin Portal lists all Dashboards and charts. Use the ellipsis (...) button next to any item to edit or delete it.
From within a Dashboard view, you can edit the Dashboard name, add or remove charts, and change chart settings. Within a chart view, switch between chart types using the chart type icon and set the width using the width icon.
Access
To open Dashboards, sign in to the Admin Portal and click Illuminate in the sidebar, then click Dashboards.
Illuminate is available to all PubNub apps. Illuminate includes a two-week free trial. After the trial, contact sales to continue.
For creating Dashboards for end customers as a PubNub partner, see Illuminate for partners.
For a step-by-step walkthrough of creating a Dashboard and adding charts, see Create dashboards and charts.