Manage Native Dashboards

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This document explains how to manage Native Dashboards.

View a list of dashboards

The Native Dashboards page displays the list of curated and customized dashboards. However, when you access the Native Dashboards page for the first time, only the curated dashboards are visible.

You can perform the following actions on the Native Dashboards page:

  • Sort: Click the column heading, in ascending or descending order, to sort the dashboards.

  • Search: Search dashboards for a specific value. For example, to search for dashboards created by a specific owner, enter the owner ID in the search box.

  • Pin: Pin the dashboards you use regularly or those that are important. Click Pin to pin a dashboard. Pinned dashboards display first, followed by other dashboards.

  • Refresh: Click Refresh to refresh the list of dashboards.

  • Filter: You can filter the list of dashboards as per your requirements.

Filter the list of dashboards

To filter the dashboard list, do the following:

  1. Click Filter.

  2. Select a logical operator and select a column.

  3. Select a value in the Show only list, and then select the appropriate values.

  4. Optional: Click Add Filter to add multiple filters.

  5. Click Apply to apply the selected filters and filter the list of dashboards.

Delete filters

To delete filters, do the following:

  1. Click Filter.

  2. Click Delete to delete a filter.

  3. Click Apply to remove the filter and update the dashboard list based on the selected filters.

View a dashboard

To view a dashboard, do the following:

  • On the Native Dashboards page, click a dashboard name.

Create a new dashboard

You can create a new dashboard using the following methods:

To create a new dashboard, do the following:

  1. On the Native Dashboards page, click Create Dashboard.

  2. On the Create Dashboard window, enter a name and description for your dashboard.

  3. In the Start with Existing Dashboard list, select Blank Dashboard.

  4. Under Access settings, change the access for your dashboard to either private or shared. Private dashboards are visible only to you, while shared dashboards are accessible to all users within your Google SecOps instance.

  5. Click Create to create a new dashboard. A blank dashboard is created. With your blank dashboard, you can add charts to the dashboard. For more information about how to add a chart, see Add a chart to Native Dashboards.

Make a copy of an existing dashboard

To save time, you can copy an existing dashboard from the curated dashboards, private dashboards, or shared dashboards.

To make a copy of an existing dashboard, do the following:

  • On the Native Dashboards page, click Menu next to the dashboard name, and then click Duplicate.

Edit an existing dashboard

After you create a dashboard, the Edit Dashboard page opens.

To edit an existing dashboard, do the following:

  1. On the Native Dashboards page, click Menu, and then click Edit Dashboard.

  2. On the Edit Dashboard window, click Edit Details to edit the dashboard details like name, description, and access settings.

  3. Click Save to save the details.

  4. Click Filter to edit the filters. For more information about filters, see Filters in Native Dashboard.

  5. On the Manage filters screen, click Edit to edit a chart.

Change dashboard access

By default, when you create a dashboard, the dashboards are private and are visible only to you. Shared dashboards are visible to all members of the team who can view dashboards in Google SecOps. Only the dashboard owner can change the dashboard access.

  1. Select the dashboard you want to share, and then click Menu next to the dashboard name.

  2. Click Share > Save to share the dashboard with other users.

Delete a dashboard

To delete a dashboard, do the following:

  1. On the Native Dashboards page, click Menu next to the dashboard name, and then click Delete.

  2. Click Confirm to delete the dashboard.

Import or export a dashboard

You can use the import and export dashboard feature to enhance collaboration and sharing of dashboards among users and across instances.

Export dashboards

You can export private, shared, and curated dashboards to a JSON file and use it in another instance of Google SecOps. The exported file contains the dashboard layout and filter settings.

To export a dashboard, do the following:

  • On the Native Dashboards page, click Menu next to the dashboard name, and then click Export. The JSON file is downloaded on your machine.

Import dashboards

You can create a dashboard by importing a JSON file.

To import a dashboard, do the following:

  1. On the Native Dashboards page, click Create Dashboard > Import from JSON.

  2. On the Import Dashboard dialog, browse and select the appropriate JSON file.

  3. Click Edit to update the name, description, and the dashboard access you're importing.

  4. Click Save.

  5. Click Import to import the dashboard.

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