Dashboard creation in Elasticsearch

Introduction

A dashboard helps you see important data all in one place. It makes understanding your data easy and quick.

You want to track sales numbers every day in one view.

You need to monitor website traffic and user behavior live.

You want to compare product performance across regions.

You need to share key business metrics with your team regularly.

You want to spot problems quickly by watching data trends.

Syntax

Elasticsearch

1. Create visualizations (charts, tables) using Elasticsearch queries.
2. Open Kibana Dashboard.
3. Click 'Create new dashboard'.
4. Add saved visualizations or create new ones directly.
5. Arrange and resize visualizations on the dashboard canvas.
6. Save the dashboard with a clear name.

Dashboards in Elasticsearch are usually built using Kibana, the visualization tool.

You can add filters and time ranges to make dashboards interactive.

Examples

This query gets the total sales amount to use in a visualization.

Elasticsearch

GET /sales/_search
{
  "size": 0,
  "aggs": {
    "total_sales": { "sum": { "field": "amount" } }
  }
}

This metric will display the total sales number on the dashboard.

Elasticsearch

In Kibana, create a 'Metric' visualization showing total sales using the above aggregation.

This chart helps see sales trends day by day.

Elasticsearch

Create a 'Line chart' visualization showing sales over time using a date histogram aggregation.

Sample Program

This example shows how to create a dashboard with a sales trend line and total sales metric.

Elasticsearch

1. Run this Elasticsearch query to get total sales by month:
GET /sales/_search
{
  "size": 0,
  "aggs": {
    "sales_over_time": {
      "date_histogram": {
        "field": "date",
        "calendar_interval": "month"
      },
      "aggs": {
        "monthly_sales": { "sum": { "field": "amount" } }
      }
    }
  }
}

2. In Kibana, create a Line chart visualization using this aggregation.
3. Create a Metric visualization showing total sales sum.
4. Open Kibana Dashboard, create a new dashboard.
5. Add both visualizations.
6. Arrange them side by side.
7. Save the dashboard as 'Monthly Sales Overview'.

Important Notes

Always name your dashboards clearly so others understand their purpose.

Use filters and time pickers in Kibana to make dashboards interactive and user-friendly.

Keep dashboards simple and focused on key metrics to avoid clutter.

Summary

Dashboards collect important visualizations in one place for easy data viewing.

Use Elasticsearch queries to create visualizations, then add them to Kibana dashboards.

Arrange and save dashboards to share insights with your team quickly.