Add Metrics to Dashboards
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Add metrics panels to your Dashboards so you can correlate metrics and logs in a single view.
About Metrics Panels
A metrics panel is a Dashboard panel backed by a metrics query instead of a log search. You can add, edit, and delete metrics panels the same way you manage other panels, and you can mix metrics panels and log panels on the same Dashboard for a unified observability view.
Metrics panels support all available visualization types, such as line, bar, area, and table, along with format options such as units, thresholds, and axis labels.
Add a Metrics Panel
You can add a metrics panel in two ways:
- From a Dashboard: Create a new panel and choose a metrics query as its source.
- From the Metrics Explorer: Build a query in Metrics, then save it to a new or existing Dashboard. Your split-by dimensions are preserved as a trellis breakdown on the resulting panel.
Edit a Panel in the Metrics Explorer
To investigate or refine a metrics panel further, select Edit in Metrics Explorer to open its underlying query directly in the Metrics Explorer. This action is available for every metrics panel. Cribl Search passes the query and visualization options to the Explorer, so you keep your context.
Share a Timepicker Across Panels
A Dashboard’s shared timepicker applies to metrics panels alongside log panels, so all panels show data across the same time range. When you create a Dashboard, a timepicker can be added automatically so new metrics and log panels connect to it.
Auto-Refresh Metrics Panels
Metrics panels auto-refresh at the interval configured for the Dashboard, so you can monitor live metrics alongside live log data.