18.9 Managing Analytics Dashboard

Analytics Dashboard is the default dashboard. You cannot save changes to Analytics Dashboard, but you can modify it and save it with a different name. You can create different dashboards as per your requirements. The points on the line graphs is plotted based on the highest number that is reached in the duration of 5 minutes.

Creating a new graph, or modifying any query is not supported. Hence, you must not modify the default settings of the graphs and dashboard. But, you can perform the following to manage dashboards:

18.9.1 Managing Layout of the Dashboard

You can customize the layout of a dashboard by dragging and dropping required graphs as per your requirements. You can also delete the unused graphs and save the dashboard with the changes.

You can perform the following to save a customized dashboard:

  1. (Conditional) If you want to change the positioning of each graph click on the drag icon , then move the graphs at the required positions.

  2. (Conditional) If you want to remove unused graphs, close each unused graphs.

  3. Click the Save icon.

  4. Specify a name for the customized dashboard.

  5. Click the Save icon on the left.

18.9.2 Exporting and Importing a Customized Dashboard

You can export the required customized dashboard to any location on the system, then import it when you require it.

Exporting a Customized Dashboard

  1. Log in to Analytics Dashboard

  2. Click the Load icon, then select the customized dashboard that you require to export

  3. Click the Save icon

  4. Click Advanced > Export schema

  5. Click Save > Browse to save the file to the required location

Importing a Customized Dashboard

  1. Log in to Analytics Dashboard

  2. Click the Load icon

  3. Click Import schema

  4. Click Choose File to browse to the correct location, then select the required dashboard file

  5. Save the imported dashboard

18.9.3 Filtering Data to View Required Details

You can choose to view the required details by adding filters to the data that generates the graphs. Filters are the queries that are generated when you select a section of a graph.

When you add a filter for one graph, it is applied to all the graphs in the dashboard. For example, if you select a specific time range in the Identity Server Active Users graph, all the graphs will display the data based on the same time range. In the same way, whenever you select the level of risk, geolocation, or specific interval within a graph, all graphs display data based on the selected level of risk, location, or time respectively.

You can view the filters under the Filtering tab of a dashboard. If you have applied too many filters, then you can revert back to the required filter by removing the filters from the Filtering tab.

18.9.4 Managing Dashboard

An administrator can specify any action, which is a query that runs in the back end of the dashboard. You can view or delete the query by using the Filtering tab. This section covers the actions that you can perform on Analytics dashboard.

Table 18-1 Managing dashboards

Action

Icon

Description

Goto Saved Default

To load any of the customized dashboards that is saved as the default dashboard.

Load

To search for saved dashboards or remove any dashboard from the list.

Default Dashboard

To load the default Analytics dashboard. You cannot modify/ delete this dashboard, but you can customize this dashboard by saving it with a different name.

Save

To save the customized dashboard. You can also save the dashboard as default by clicking Advanced > Save as Home.

Share

To share the dashboard URL with other administrators.

Configure Dashboard

To modify the dashboard settings as per the requirement.

Note: You must not change the default settings of the dashboard because Access Manager does not support Analytics Dashboard with changed settings.

Analytics Scheduler

To generate a report for a specified schedule and to view the graphs when the report is generated.

You can also delete the report from scheduler.

18.9.5 Adding/ Modifying Refresh Time for Real-time Dashboard

The real-time dashboard displays the last 7 days data by default. You can select the appropriate time frame from the Time filter field. For example, if you want to view only the data from last 24 hours, then select Time filter > Last 24h.

You can also specify the auto-refresh duration in the Time filter field, which will refresh the dashboard with the latest data after the specified duration. For example, if you want the dashboard to refresh the graphs after every 5 minutes, you can select Time filter > Auto-Refresh > 5m. You can also manually refresh the graphs whenever it is required.

If you are using Analytics Server in a high-availability mode or using dashboard for prolonged monitoring, ensure that you select Time filter > Auto-Refresh > Page Reload > Every 10m.

NOTE:If the Auto-Refresh option is off, the dashboard will time-out based on the time-out setting of Administration Console.

It is recommended to use the Page Reload option to minimize the memory usage on the browser. You must disable the Page Reload option whenever you are modifying or saving the dashboard otherwise your changes will be lost. To disable this option click Time filter > Auto-Refresh > Page Reload > Off.

18.9.6 Viewing Historic Data

The Scheduler page helps in generating reports for Analytics Dashboard from the older events that are stored in the Analytics Server database. This report is used only for generating graphs on Analytics Dashboard.

When you require to retrieve data from the database for a specific duration, the scheduler analyses the historic data, then generates a report for Analytics Dashboard.

To create report for historic data, you must use the scheduler page. This page helps with the following:

  • View the details of previously scheduled graphs.

  • Specify the time range, data availability (in days, after which the graphs will be auto deleted) for a new report for Analytics Dashboard.

  • Check the status of the report (scheduled, inprogress, completed).

  • Click on the completed analytic reports to view the graphs.

  • Delete the graphs.

To view the historic data, you must perform the following on Analytics dashboard:

  1. Click the scheduler icon to view the Analytics Scheduler screen.

  2. (Conditional) If you want scheduler to analyze the events that were generated during a specific duration, specify the following under Schedule New Analysis:

    • Time Range: Click to select the start and the end date of the historic data.

    • Keep Data For: Click to select the period till when you want the report to be available under the Analysed Data Available list.

  3. (Conditional) If you have already scheduled analysis for generating reports, then to view the graphs, click the graph icon next to the report with Status as Completed under Analyzed Data Available.

    It may take some time for the scheduler to retrieve the data and analyze it for generating the report.

    NOTE:When you launch a dashboard with the historic data, you must not remove data filters under the Filtering tab. If the filter is removed, the graphs will not display the data for the time range that was specified.