About Widgets
Overview
Fusion's dashboard provide data visualization using widgets.
Widgets are individual components or elements that display specific types of data or perform particular functions within the dashboard. Each widget typically serves as a mini-application or visualization that focuses on a specific aspect of the data, allowing users to interact with and analyze information in a more granular way.
Key Characteristics of Fusion Widgets
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Visualization | Widgets can present data in various formats such as charts, graphs, tables, maps, or gauges. For example, a line chart widget might display network traffic over time, while a pie chart widget could show the distribution of traffic across different protocols. |
| Interactivity | Many widgets are interactive, allowing you to hover over data points for more details, click to drill down into more specific data, or filter the data presented in the widget. This interactivity enhances engagement and provides deeper insights. |
| Customization | Widgets can often be customized to meet specific needs. You might be able to adjust the data range, change the type of visualization, or configure how the data is grouped or filtered. |
| Modularity | Widgets are modular, meaning they can be added, removed, or rearranged on the dashboard to fit your workflow or the specific insights they need to gather. |
| Real-Time Updates | Some widgets are designed to refresh automatically, providing real-time data and allowing you to monitor ongoing processes or activities without needing to manually refresh the dashboard. |
Getting Here
To view widgets embedded in an existing dashboard, use the following steps.
- From the main menu, navigate to Dashboards > All.
- Click the row options icon at the beginning of the row that includes the dashboard.
- Click Open.
Types of Widgets Used in Dashboards
1. Line Chart Widgets
- Examples:
- Bitrate, Packets Rate, Flow Rate in the Traffic Overview dashboard.
- Alert Severity, SrcIP Cardinality in the Network Overview dashboard.
- Blockrate in the Traffic Manager dashboard.
- Purpose: These widgets visualize data trends over time, such as network traffic, packet rates, flow rates, or the severity of alerts. They help users monitor changes in specific metrics, identify spikes, and understand temporal patterns.
2. Pie Chart Widgets
- Examples:
- Top Protocols, Top EU Sources, Top APAC Sources in the Network Overview dashboard.
- Top Destination Protocols in the Traffic Manager dashboard.
- Purpose: These widgets show the distribution of data across different categories, making it easier to see the proportional contributions of different sources, protocols, or other segments to the overall dataset.
3. Bar Chart Widgets
- Examples:
- Top Users, Top Classes, Top Actions in the User Activity dashboard.
- Protocol Breakdown, Port Breakdown in the Traffic Overview dashboard.
- Purpose: Bar charts are used to compare different categories side by side, allowing users to quickly identify the most significant contributors or most common activities.
4. Table Widgets
- Examples:
- Block History in the Traffic Manager dashboard.
- Last Events in the User Activity dashboard.
- Purpose: These widgets display detailed lists of data points, such as logs, events, or histories. They are useful for providing granular details that users may need to review or analyze individually.
5. Spiral Chart Widgets
- Examples:
- Flows Spiral in the Traffic Overview dashboard.
- Purpose: The spiral chart provides a circular visualization of data over time, often used to identify recurring patterns or periodic spikes in activity within a set timeframe.
6. Scatter Plot Widgets
- Examples:
- TCP Flag Distribution in the Traffic Overview dashboard.
- Purpose: Scatter plots are used to show relationships between two variables and identify any clusters, outliers, or trends within the data, particularly useful for TCP flag analysis in network traffic.
7. Gauge Widgets
- Examples:
- Current Blockrate in the Traffic Manager dashboard.
- Purpose: Gauge widgets display a single metric in a visual format that indicates the status of the metric, often using color to represent normal, warning, or critical levels.
8. Heatmap Widgets
- Examples: (Not explicitly mentioned in the previous documentation but may be inferred from common dashboard usage)
- Purpose: Heatmaps display data density or intensity across two dimensions, often used to identify areas with high activity or concentration within a specific metric.
These widgets collectively provide a comprehensive and interactive way to monitor, analyze, and understand network performance, user activity, and other critical metrics across the various dashboards.
Updated 5 days ago