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Getting Started with Insights Dashboards - AskJ1 Community
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>J1 Insights enables you to build reporting dashboards using J1QL queries. You can either import prebuilt Insights dashboards or create a custom one of your own.</p> <p>You can configure each dashboard either as a team dashboard that you share with other account users or a personal dashboard for a single user.</p> <p>The layout of each dashboard is individually saved per user, including the layout for team boards, so that you can configure layouts according to your own preferences without impacting others. Administrators can save a team board layout as a default for other users.</p> <p>Here are a few example boards and their configurations: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/JupiterOne/insights-dashboards">https://github.com/JupiterOne/insights-dashboards</a>.</p> <p>J1 provides premade dashboards called J1 Managed Dashboards. You can duplicate/clone them so you can edit and customize the dashboards. Click the bookmark icon <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6035534/uploads/5C5Y0A1WRV9Q/bookmark.png" alt="" class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img> to save a dashboard as a favorite. You must select which subcategory you want to save it in.</p> <p><img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6035534/uploads/B9MXX23Y21X0/insights-mgnd-boards.png" alt="" class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img></p> <p>To learn more about how to use the dashboards, see <a rel="nofollow" href="../insights-dashboards-general.md">General Insights Dashboard Functionality</a>.</p> <h2 data-id="creating-insights-dashboards">Creating Insights Dashboards</h2> <p>There are three ways to create a new Insights dashboard:</p> <ul><li>Create a customized dashboard based on your queries</li> <li>Import a J1 prebuilt dashboard template that you can edit</li> <li>Upload the schema of a previously created dashboard</li> </ul><h3 data-id="create-a-custom-insights-dashboard-with-custom-charts">Create a Custom Insights Dashboard with Custom Charts</h3> <p>You can build your own custom dashboard with customized, individual charts. Each chart is powered by one or more J1QL queries.</p> <ol><li><p>Go to <strong>J1</strong> <strong>Insights</strong>.<br> </p> <p><img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6035534/uploads/EKOG9263ROQQ/insights.png" alt="insights" class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img></p></li> <li><p>At the top of the left navigation pane, click <strong>Add</strong><img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6035534/uploads/D6VBPLAFZLC6/add-chart.png" alt="" class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img>and choose whether you want to add a personal or team board.</p></li> <li><p>In the left column, select the type of visual chart, such as number, pie, line, bar that you want to create.</p></li> <li><p>Enter the details of your chart, which include information such as:</p></li> </ol><ul><li><p>Title and description</p></li> <li><p>Chart query or queries</p></li> <li><p>Chart colors and other formatting<br> </p> <p><img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6035534/uploads/SB4EFU9AA1U3/custom-board.gif" alt="custom-board" class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img></p></li> </ul><p>For more information about custom Insights dashboards, <a rel="nofollow" href="https://try.jupiterone.com/blog/how-to-create-customized-dashboards">watch this video</a>.</p> <h3 data-id="import-prebuilt-insights-dashboards">Import Prebuilt Insights Dashboards</h3> <ol><li><p>Navigate to J1 <strong>Insights</strong> to add a board.</p></li> <li><p>At the top of the left navigation pane, click <strong>Add</strong><img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6035534/uploads/D6VBPLAFZLC6/add-chart.png" alt="" class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img>and choose whether you want to add a personal or team board.</p></li> <li><p>In the <strong>Start with a JupiterOne dashboard template</strong> section, select the template you want to use. Dependent on which template you choose, you may have to provide more information.</p> <p><img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6035534/uploads/MSLLG1A0SRDE/insights-starters.gif" alt="import-dashboard" class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img></p> <h2 data-id="upload-a-dashboard-schema">Upload a Dashboard Schema</h2> <p>If there is a dashboard schema you want to use that you or someone else in your team previously created, you can upload it your Insights.</p> <p><img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6035534/uploads/FFSJW88LHWBQ/import-dashboard.gif" alt="" class="embedImage-img importedEmbed-img"></img></p> <p>For more information about J1 standard Insights dashboards, <a rel="nofollow" href="https://try.jupiterone.com/blog/video-how-to-modify-out-of-the-box-dashboards">watch this video</a>, and read more <a rel="nofollow" href="https://jupiterone.vanillacommunities.com/kb/articles/1234-starter-configurations-for-insights-dashboards">here</a>.</p></li> </ol><h4 data-id="additional-support-documentation-resources-for-writing-queries">Additional support documentation/resources for writing queries:</h4> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://jupiterone.vanillacommunities.com/kb/articles/844-jupiterone-query-language-tutorial">J1QL query tutorial</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://jupiterone.vanillacommunities.com/kb/articles/836-get-started-with-search">Search quickstart</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://jupiterone.vanillacommunities.com/kb/articles/980-introduction-to-jupiterone-query-language-j1ql">J1QL language specs</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://ask.us.jupiterone.io/filter?tagFilter=all">All questions and queries</a></li> </ul> </article> </main>
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