You can perform operations on a dashboard in edit mode. For example, you can add chart elements, adjust the layouts of chart elements, edit chart elements, import chart elements to the dashboard. You can also change the name of the dashboard.
Prerequisites
Entry point
- If you perform operations in edit mode, you must save the operations to apply the operations. To save operations, click Save in the upper-right corner of the dashboard page.
- The operations that you can perform on a grid-based dashboard are different from the operations that you can perform on a free-layout dashboard. You can access a dashboard in the Log Service console to check the operations that you can perform on the dashboard.
- Log on to the Log Service console.
- Access the Dashboard page.
- In the Projects section, click the name of the project that you want to view.
- In the left-side navigation pane, click Dashboard.
- In the Dashboard list, click the required dashboard.
- In the upper-right corner of the dashboard page, click Edit.
Add chart elements
- Add a chart
Click the
icon to add a chart. For more information, see Add a chart (Pro) to a dashboard or Add charts to a dashboard.
- Add a rectangle or rhombus
Click the
icon to add a rectangle or click the
icon to add a rhombus. You can double-click a rectangle or rhombus to enter text or modify the text attributes and border attributes of the rectangle or rhombus.
- Add a line to connect chart elements
Add a line to connect chart elements. Select a chart element that you want to manage. Click the
or
icon. Then, press and hold the left mouse button to connect the selected chart element to another chart element. You can click the
,
, and
icons to specify the style, width, and color of the connection line.
After you add a connection line, the connection line moves when you change the positions and sizes of the chart elements to show the relationship between the chart elements.
- Add text
Click the
icon. Double-click the text box and enter text. You can modify text attributes including Font Size, Font Style, Alignment Method, and Font Color.
- Add a custom Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)
Click the
icon. In the Customize SVG dialog box, click the box and upload an SVG file to the dashboard.
Note The size of an SVG file cannot exceed 10 KB.
Add a filter
In the top menu bar, click the icon to add a filter. After you add a filter to the dashboard, you can narrow down
the search scope or replace placeholder variables in query statements. The filter
takes effect on the query statements of all charts on the dashboard. For more information,
see Add a filter.
Adjust the layouts of chart elements
- Adjust the position of a chart element
- Drag a chart element to a position based on your business requirements.
- Select a chart element. Specify values for L and T in the top menu bar to adjust the
position of the chart element.
- Adjust the size of a chart element
- Select a chart element. Drag the lower-right corner of the chart element to adjust the size of the chart element.
- Select a chart element. Specify values for H and W in the top menu bar to adjust the
size of the chart element.
- Configure the layer level of a chart element
Select a chart element. Click the
icon to bring the chart element to the front or click the
icon to send the chart element to the back.
Arrange chart elements

- In a grid-based dashboard, chart elements can be arranged by using the following methods: Equally Spaced Arrangement and Contour Arrangement.
- In a free-layout dashboard, chart elements can be arranged by using the following methods: Align Left, Align Right, Align Top, Align Bottom, Equally Spaced Arrangement, and Contour Arrangement.
Switch between layout modes
Add a collapsed row
In a grid-based dashboard in edit mode, click Create Chart in the top menu bar. Click the icon to add a collapsed row.
After you add a collapsed row, you can drag the row to a position based on your business
requirements. The chart elements under the row are collapsed. You can click the icon to specify the name of the collapsed row.
- Before collapsing
- After collapsing
Change the name of the dashboard
Enter a new name in the Dashboard Name field to change the dashboard name.
Import a chart element
- Click Import Chart in the top menu bar.
- In the Import Chart panel, select the dashboard from which you want to import a chart element and the chart element that you want to import. Then, click OK.
Manage chart elements
- Select all
Click a chart element in the dashboard and press
Ctrl+A
to select all the chart elements in the dashboard. After you select all the chart elements, you can delete or copy all the chart elements. - Edit
Find the chart element that you want to manage, choose
, and then change the query statement and attribute configurations for the chart element. - Copy
Log Service provides multiple copy modes. You can copy chart elements from one project to another project and copy multiple chart elements at a time. If you copy a chart element, all the configurations of the chart element are retained.
- Find the chart element that you want to manage and choose .
- Select the chart element that you want to manage, press
Ctrl+C
to copy the chart element, and then pressCtrl+V
to paste the chart element. You can perform this operation for multiple chart elements at a time.
- Delete
- Find the chart element that you want to manage and choose to delete the chart element.
- Select the chart element that you want to manage and click
to delete the chart element. You can perform this operation for multiple chart elements at a time.