Help Document

Dashboard

Log360 Cloud has a customizable dashboard to enable you to fill it with information you often access. The dashboard consists of multiple tabs and each tab has numerous widgets. In addition to the default—Events Overview and Network Overview tabs —you can create tabs and add widgets of your choice. The default tabs can also be customized to suit your requirements.

Note: The AD Overview tab in the dashboard allows users to view and filter Active Directory logs based on the domain. Selecting a domain filters the logs from the domain controllers configured for log collection under that domain.

Log Trend

To customize the dashboard, you have the following options:

To view a list of devices which are the log sources based on which the dashboard is populated, click Log Sources on the top-right corner of the dashboard.

Adding a new tab

To add a new tab to the dashboard,

  • In the Log360 Cloud dashboard, click the icon-settings icon on the top-right corner and select Add Tab.

    List of monitored devices

  • In the pop-up box that appears, you can see
    • Two default tabs—Events Overview and Network Overview.
    • Add Custom Tab option
  • Click Add Custom Tab and enter a name for the tab, before clicking Add.
  • Navigate to the new tab and click Add Widget to start adding widgets of your choice.

Adding a new widget

To add a new widget,

  • In Log360 Cloud's dashboard, navigate to the tab to which you want to add a new widget and click the icon-settings icon on the top-right corner.
  • Click Add Widget and in the pop-up box that appears, select the widget, widget type, chart type, chart color, and a display name for the widget.

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  • Once you've entered all the details, click Add.

Pinning a report to the dashboard.

You also have the option of pinning a report as a new widget. Any report can be pinned to the dashboard.

To pin a report,

  • Navigate to the report you want to pin to the dashboard.
  • In the top-right corner of the report, click More and select Pin to Dashboard.

Editing dashboards

To delete tabs from the dashboard,

  • In Log360 Cloud's dashboard, click the icon-settings icon on the top-right corner and click Manage Tabs.

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  • In the dialog box that appears, click the icon-settings icon corresponding to that tab that you want to delete.
  • In the pop-up confirmation box, click Yes to complete deleting the tab.

To edit the order of tabs in the dashboard,

  • In Log 360 Cloud's dashboard, click the icon on the top-right corner and click Manage Tabs.
  • To reorder the arrangement of tabs, click the icon-reorder icon and then drag and drop the tabs in the order of your choice.

Reordering and resizing widgets

To reorder the widgets in a tab,

  • In Log360 Cloud's dashboard, navigate to the tab whose tabs you want to reorder and click the icon-settings icon on the top-right corner and click Reorder Widgets.
  • Click and drag the tabs to wherever you want to place them and drop them.
  • You can also resize widgets by dragging them from their right-bottom corner and adjusting their sizes as required.

Editing and deleting widgets

To edit a widget in a tab,

  • In Log360 Cloud dashboard, click the icon-option icon corresponding to the widget that you want to edit.
  • Select Edit Widget, update the necessary information, and then click Update to complete editing the widget.

To delete a widget from a tab,

  • In Log360 Cloud dashboard, click the icon-option icon corresponding to the widget that you want to delete.
  • Select Delete Widget and click Yes in the pop-up box that appears.

Viewing the dashboard in full screen

To view the dashboard in full screen,

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  • In Log360 Cloud's dashboard, click the icon-zoom icon on the top-right corner.
  • In the full screen view, you can view a slideshow of the tabs by clicking the play icon next to the name of the tab.
  • You can also switch to dark mode by clicking the toggle button at the top-right corner.
  • To go back to the normal viewing mode, click the icon-zoom icon.

Configuring the Embed Dashboard

The Embed Dashboard enhances data sharing by enabling the creation of external share links for specific tabs or widgets. This allows precise and targeted data access within a dashboard, facilitating focused collaboration and streamlined decision-making across various platforms. The Embedded Dashboard feature allows users to create an External Share Link for a particular tab or a specific widget within the dashboard.

To embed a dashboard,

  • Go to the desired dashboard tab in Log360 Cloud, and click on the Settings icon.
  • Select Embed Dashboard.
  • Configuring the Embed Dashboard

  • Provide the Link Name and select the time range, refresh interval and the expiry period.
  • Configuring the Embed Dashboard

  • Click Create Link.
  • Configuring the Embed Dashboard

  • You can now copy and paste the provided HTML snippet into your webpage or use the provided URL for accessing this chart independently.

To embed a widget,

  • In Log360 Cloud dashboard, click the icon-option icon corresponding to the widget that you want to embed.
  • Configuring the Embed Dashboard

  • Click on the Embed Widget option.
  • Provide a unique Link Name.
  • Choose the desired Time Range from the drop-down menu.
  • Provide the Refresh Time (to be set between 60-1440 minutes) and Set Expiry (to be within 1-365 days) from the options provided in the drop-down menu.

Configuring the Embed Dashboard

The embed widget link is now successfully created.

Configuring the Embed Dashboard

NOTE:
  • The embed widget will be automatically refreshed at the specified interval.
  • The generated external share link is only valid till the expiry date.

To manage embed links,

  • In the Log360 Cloud dashboard, click the icon on the top-right corner and select Manage Embed Links.
  • Configuring the Embed Dashboard

  • This will display a table containing all the Active Dashboard Links.
  • Configuring the Embed Dashboard

  • To edit a specific link, locate the desired entry and click the Edit option associated with it.
  • Configuring the Embed Dashboard

  • A window will appear allowing you to modify the properties of the chosen link. Make the necessary changes.
  • Configuring the Embed Dashboard

  • Once finished, click Save to confirm the updated properties for the Active Dashboard Link.
  • Configuring the Embed Dashboard