Dashboards

Dashboards

1.      Introduction

One of the important aspects of any product is to represent data as meaningful graphs or tables. NecCyte NAC system collects many different kinds of data, from the network layer to the application layer. Dashboards are used for the graphical or tabular representation of collected information.

2.      Dashboards

The dashboard is located under Visualisation and analysisàDashboard menu. By default, there is no configured dashboard. User should define own dashboard and save it. Dashboards do not remain if it is not saved. Once you save it then your dashboard is available all the time. Sample view of dashboards is given below.


Figure 1 General View of Dashboard

a.      Creating a New Dashboard

Creating a new dashboard strat with selection “Empty Dashboard” from Saved Dashboards dropdown list.  After selecting Empty Dashboard as a dashboard-type a new empty dashboard created. According to your requirements, you can select predefined dashboard-type from the menu or you can create Custom Visualisations.

Generic Analysis: Generic Analysis is used for representing data from data tables. The data is populated from  Inventory tables or system tables. Type of representation can be tabular or graph-based. These type of data can not be drilled down.

Charts:  Charts are predefined dashboard graphics and only produces a graphical representation of data. These type of visualisation can be drilled own.

Lists: List is predefined dashboard grids and only produced a tabular view of data. You can not drill down this type of visualisation

Custom Visualisations: Custom visualisations id used for representing data by creating custom SQL Queries. Custom visualisations can be in the form of graphic or tabular.


Figure 2 Creating Dashboard

b.      Populating Dashboard

To populate your empty dashboard select one of visualisation from predefined categories and drop-down Dashboard area. Click    button to view available visualisation in the group.


Figure 3 Adding Graphical Widget to Dashboard

After drag-drop desired visualisation onto dashboard area system ask for parameters related to visualisation. You can set the required parameter for visualisation from this window.


Figure 4 Adding Tabular Widget to Dashboard

According to your Dashboard type, different parameters are required. Name of parameters are, the maximum number of data will be shown (max count), how old data will be searched (Date Selector), How often data will be updated (Update Interval) and the which Database will be used for retrieving information (Database). Please use default as Database name always if you are not configured additional database for inventory collection.

You can add as many as widgets to your dashboards. There is no limitation. Once you finish your dashboard creation click “Save Dashboard” button on the up-right corner to save the dashboard and share with other users.


Figure 5 Save Dashboard

You can later access yours from “Saved Dashboards” drop-down list. Once you select your dashboard you can click  default dashboard button  to make it your default dashboard or you can click   share button   to share your dashboard with other users.


Figure 6 Accessing Dashboard

c.       Widget Operations

You can take actions on already defined widgets in a dashboard as shown below figure.


Figure 7 Widget Operations



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