Dashboard Search Architecture

A dashboard search consists of a hierarchy of search definitions derived from a set of master search definitions. The hierarchy comprises:

The overall dashboard search definition which defines the name, date range, report format (optional), sidebar (optional) and one or more pages.
The sidebar and page definitions which list the panes that make up the page.
The individual pane definitions that define the search to be executed, display type and drilldown capabilities. Drilldown searches and live data searches are implemented as additional panes.

A dashboard can be created in two ways:

Manually writing the derived searches that make up the dashboard.
This option requires an understanding of the underlying search definitions but provides most flexibility in creating and distributing dashboard definitions.
Deriving a search from an existing dashboard in the Dashboard folder.
This option is easier to use and permits the incorporation of pages or panes that are already defined into a new dashboard arrangement. When deriving a new dashboard, new page and pane definitions can be created through the iConsole Administer Searches | Searches page.