You can create a custom dashboard to provide specific insights into the data.
You add tiles to the dashboard that display visualization charts, text, or buttons.
The following are options to create a custom dashboard:
After creating a custom dashboard, you maintain it under the
Personal Dashboards section or the Shared Dashboards section of the left
navigation. Personal Dashboards are visible to you only. Shared Dashboards
are visible to all members of the team who can access dashboards in Google Security Operations.
When working with custom dashboards, you will often need to access the Dashboard actions
and Tile actions menus.
To perform actions on a custom dashboard, open the Dashboard actions menu.
The following image shows the menu location.
Open dashboard actions menu
To perform actions on a tile, open the Tile actions menu. The following image
shows the menu location.
Open tile actions menu
Create a new dashboard
Use the following steps to create a new dashboard:
Under the Personal Dashboards or Shared Dashboards section in the left navigation,
click Add > Create new. A new blank dashboard appears.
Click Edit dashboard and enter a name for the new dashboard.
Copying an existing dashboard can save time if the original dashboard uses a
data model and has visualizations that you want to use. You can copy an existing
dashboard from the Default Dashboards, Personal Dashboards, or Shared Dashboards
section in the left navigation.
Do the following to copy an existing dashboard:
Choose a dashboard you want to copy, from the Default Dashboards,
Personal Dashboards, or Shared Dashboards section in the left navigation.
Click more_vertMenu next to the
dashboard name, and then select Copy to Personal or Copy to Shared.
This copies the dashboard to the Personal Dashboards or
Shared Dashboards section in the left navigation.
Edit a dashboard
Go to Personal Dashboards or Shared Dashboards and select a dashboard.
In the dashboard edit dialog, click Add and select the type of tile:
Visualization, Text, Markdown, or Button.
Depending on the tile type you select, you'll see different configuration
options. If you select IOC Matches, you can add the Event Timestamp Filter filter-only field.
Duplicate an existing tile
Follow these steps to duplicate a tile in the current dashboard. You can then edit
the copy to use different fields, visualization, and filters.
Click more_vertTile actions in
the tile that you want to duplicate, and then click Duplicate tile.
A new tile is created with the same Explore and custom fields as the original tile.
You cannot change the Explore data model bound to the tile.
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The following image\n shows the menu location.\n\n **Open tile actions menu**\n\nCreate a new dashboard\n----------------------\n\nUse the following steps to create a new dashboard:\n\n1. Under the **Personal Dashboards** or **Shared Dashboards** section in the left navigation, click **Add \\\u003e Create new**. A new blank dashboard appears.\n2. Click **Edit dashboard** and enter a name for the new dashboard.\n3. [Add a tile to a dashboard](#add-tile).\n4. When you're done, click **Save**.\n\nCopy an existing dashboard\n--------------------------\n\nCopying an existing dashboard can save time if the original dashboard uses a\ndata model and has visualizations that you want to use. You can copy an existing\ndashboard from the **Default Dashboards** , **Personal Dashboards** , or **Shared Dashboards**\nsection in the left navigation.\n\nDo the following to copy an existing dashboard:\n\n1. Choose a dashboard you want to copy, from the **Default Dashboards** , **Personal Dashboards** , or **Shared Dashboards** section in the left navigation.\n2. Click more_vert **Menu** next to the\n dashboard name, and then select **Copy to Personal** or **Copy to Shared**.\n\n This copies the dashboard to the **Personal Dashboards** or\n **Shared Dashboards** section in the left navigation.\n\nEdit a dashboard\n----------------\n\n1. Go to **Personal Dashboards** or **Shared Dashboards** and select a dashboard.\n2. Click more_vert **Dashboard actions \\\u003e Edit dashboard**.\n\nAdd a tile to a dashboard\n-------------------------\n\nYou can add a tile using one of the following ways:\n\n- Create a new blank tile.\n- Duplicate an existing tile that exists on the dashboard.\n\nYou can select any of the following types of tile:\n\n- Visualization\n- Text\n- Markdown\n- Button\n\n### Create a new tile\n\nTo add a new tile to a dashboard, do the following:\n\n1. Open an existing [dashboard to edit](#edit-dashboard) or [create a new dashboard](#new).\n2. In the dashboard edit dialog, click **Add** and select the type of tile: **Visualization** , **Text** , **Markdown** , or **Button**.\n3. Depending on the tile type you select, you'll see different configuration options. If you select **IOC Matches** , you can add the `Event Timestamp Filter` filter-only field.\n\n| **Important:** We recommend that you don't filter directly on `Event Timestamp Filter`. This capability will be deprecated.\n\n### Duplicate an existing tile\n\nFollow these steps to duplicate a tile in the current dashboard. You can then edit\nthe copy to use different fields, visualization, and filters.\n\n1. Open an existing [dashboard to edit](#edit-dashboard).\n2. Click more_vert **Tile actions** in the tile that you want to duplicate, and then click **Duplicate tile**. A new tile is created with the same Explore and custom fields as the original tile. You cannot change the Explore data model bound to the tile.\n3. Edit the tile to support a specific use case.\n4. Click **Save**.\n\nEdit a tile\n-----------\n\n1. Open an existing [dashboard to edit](#edit-dashboard).\n2. Identify the tile you want to edit, and then click more_vert **Tile actions \\\u003e Edit**.\n3. Modify the tile to support a specific use case.\n4. Click **Save**.\n\nWhat's next:\n------------\n\n- [Add a chart to a dashboard](/chronicle/docs/reports/create-chart-visualization)\n\n**Need more help?** [Get answers from Community members and Google SecOps professionals.](https://security.googlecloudcommunity.com/google-security-operations-2)"]]