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title: "About Dashboards"
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Dashboards provide summary views for most of the data and trends in your Grid. <span style="color: #000000">Grid Manager includes a list of default dashboards. </span>For more information, see *[Predefined Dashboards](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/267747333)*. Infoblox recommends not to modify the default dashboards. If you need to modify the settings of a default dashboard, you can either clone a default dashboard, or create a new dashboard from scratch and then add panels and reports. For example, you can create a new dashboard called "DNS and DHCP Activities," and then add DNS report, add DHCP related reports, such as DHCP Top Lease Clients and DHCP Lease History, to the new dashboard. When you save the "DNS and DHCP Activities" dashboard, the reporting server saves all the reports added to the dashboard and displays dashboard with updated data. By doing this, user-defined dashboards can provide single point of access to review multiple reports that are relevant to the activities you want to monitor. If you modify a default dashboard, you can reset to its default settings. Each dashboard comes with a set of filters to further refine report data, as described in <span style="color: #0000ff">*[About ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)*</span><span style="color: #0000ff">*[Dashboard](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)*</span><span style="color: #0000ff">*[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)*</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Filters](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*.

When you upgrade to 7.3.0 or later, all your system reports are migrated to **Reporting **tab -> **Dashboards**.

> ❌ **Warning**
> ❌ 
> ❌ Infoblox recommends that you do not modify the predefined dashboards even if you have appropriate permissions. Editing the default dashboards changes the default settings and your changes become permanent. In addition, you might not be able to see the latest changes made by Infoblox. You can select a default dashboard and clone it to modify any of the settings such as permissions, panels, and so on. For more information, see *<span style="color: #0000ff">[Cloning](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Dashboards](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*.

In the **Dashboard** panel, you can do the following using the **Edit** drop-down list:

> Macro (legacy-content)


> ⚠️ **Note**
> ⚠️ 
> ⚠️ You cannot set any dashboard as the home dashboard. The **Set as Home Dashboard** option available in the **Edit** drop-down list does not add a dashboard to the **Home Dashboard** tab.

# Creating New Dashboards

When you add a new dashboard, Grid Manager displays it in the **Reporting** -> **Dashboards** tab. You can add multiple panels and reports to the new dashboard. For information, see *<span style="color: #0000ff">[Editing](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Dashboards](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*.  
To create a new dashboard:

1. From the **Reporting** tab -> select the **Dashboards** tab.
2. Click **Create** **New** **Dashboard**.
3. Complete the following:
  - **Title**: Enter the dashboard title.
  - **Description**: Dashboard description.
  - **Permissions**: Click **Shared** **in** **App** to share a dashboard to other users. Depending on their permissions, other users can edit the dashboard. When **Private** is selected, the dashboard is available only to the user who creates it. You can change permissions later while editing a dashboard.
4. Click **Create** **Dashboard**.

# Cloning Dashboards

It is not recommended to modify default dashboards. You can select a default dashboard and clone it to modify any of the settings, such as permissions, panels, and so on.

> ⚠️ **Note**
> ⚠️ 
> ⚠️ You do not need any permission to create, modify, and delete your own personal dashboard. However, limited-access users need **Read** and **Write** permissions to modify cloned dashboards. For information about administrative permissions, see <span style="color: #0000ff">[*Administrative Permissions*](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35848436)</span>[.](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/display/NAG8/Administrative++Permissions)


When you clone a dashboard, you can do the following:

- View and set permissions, as described in *<span style="color: #0000ff">[Editing](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35848436/Administrative+Permissions+for+Reporting+and+Analytics#AdministrativePermissionsforReportingandAnalytics-EditingPermissions)</span>*[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35848436/Administrative+Permissions+for+Reporting+and+Analytics#AdministrativePermissionsforReportingandAnalytics-EditingPermissions)*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Permissions](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35848436/Administrative+Permissions+for+Reporting+and+Analytics#AdministrativePermissionsforReportingandAnalytics-EditingPermissions)</span>*.
- Schedule PDF delivery, as described in *<span style="color: #0000ff">[Scheduling](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[PDF](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Delivery](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[for](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Dashboards](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*[.](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/display/NAG8/About+Dashboards#AboutDashboards-bookmark3048)
- Edit panels, as described in *<span style="color: #0000ff">[Editing](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Dashboards](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*[.](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/display/NAG8/About+Dashboards#AboutDashboards-bookmark3045)

To create a personal dashboard:

1. From the **Reporting** tab, select the **Dashboards** tab.
2. Select the dashboard you want to modify, click **Edit** -> **Clone**.
3. Enter a new title, ID, and description.
4. Set its permissions. Select **Private** if you do not want to share the cloned dashboard with other users. Select **Clone** if you want the cloned dashboard to have the same permissions as the original dashboard.
5. Click **Clone** **Dashboard**.
6. Optionally, you can edit permissions, as described in *<span style="color: #0000ff">[Editing](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35848436/Administrative+Permissions+for+Reporting+and+Analytics#AdministrativePermissionsforReportingandAnalytics-EditingPermissions)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35848436/Administrative+Permissions+for+Reporting+and+Analytics#AdministrativePermissionsforReportingandAnalytics-EditingPermissions)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Permissions](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35848436/Administrative+Permissions+for+Reporting+and+Analytics#AdministrativePermissionsforReportingandAnalytics-EditingPermissions)</span>* or click **View** to view the cloned dashboard.

# Resetting Dashboards

Infoblox recommends not to modify default dashboards. However, when you make changes to the default dashboards, you can reset to its default settings.  
To reset a dashboard:

1. From the **Reporting** tab -> select the **Administration** tab.
2. Click **Reset** **Dashboards**.
3. Select the checkbox of the dashboard or Select all to select all the dashboards.
4. Click **Reset** **selected** **dashboards**.

The dashboard you have modified will reset to its default settings.

# Editing Dashboards

To edit the panels and filters of a dashboard, it is recommended to clone the default dashboard, and then add panels, filters and reports to the cloned dashboard. When you add a report to the panel, Grid Manager generates the corresponding dashboard in the panel. When you save the dashboard, Grid Manager updates reports in each panel. Alternatively, you can edit the XML source code to add filters and panels to a cloned dashboard, as described in *<span style="color: #0000ff">[Editing](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[the](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[XML](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Source](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Code](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[of](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[a](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Dashboard](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*.  
To add panels and filters to a dashboard:

1. From the **Reporting** tab -> select the **Dashboards** tab ->  select a *dashboard*.
2. From the **Edit** drop-down list, select **Edit** **Panels**.
3. In the **Edit:** **<Dashboard>** pane, you can click **Add** **Panel** or **Add** **Input** or **Edit** **Source**.

4. Optionally, you can click > Macro (inline-media-image)

 to delete a filter. When you delete a filter, make sure that you delete the filter information from the XML source code as well. For information, see *<span style="color: #0000ff">[Editing](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[the](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[XML](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Source](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Code](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[of](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[a](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Dashboard](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*.

5. Expand the panel categories and select the panel you want to add. For detailed information about how to add panel categories, refer to the Splunk documentation.

6. Click **Add** **to ****Dashboard**.

# > Macro (anchor)

Editing the XML Source Code of a Dashboard

> ⚠️ **Note**
> ⚠️ 
> ⚠️ Before editing dashboards, forms, and panel files in simple XML source code, you should be familiar with the basic layout of dashboards and the XML elements that define them. Infoblox recommends that you save a copy of the source code of the dashboard before making any modifications.


To edit the XML source code for a dashboard:

1. From the **Reporting** tab, select the **Dashboards** tab.
2. Select a dashboard you want to edit the XML source code, click **Edit** -> **Edit** **Source**.

You can add filters, such as checkbox, drop-down list, radio button, and text box. For information about how to edit the XML source code, refer to the Splunk documentation.

## Example - Adding an extensible attribute filter

If your reporting data contains the "location" extensible attributes associated to members, adding the following sample XML code to the XML source code will create an extensible attribute filter, **Member** **Location**:

`<input type="dropdown" token="ea_location">`

`       <label>Member Location</label>`

`       <choice value="All">All</choice>`

`       <default>All</default>`

`       <search>`

`         <query>| inputlookup __grouping_by_ea_tag_lookup`

`                | spath input=EA path=Location output=EA_Location`

`                | stats count by EA_Location </query>`

`         <earliest>$time.earliest$</earliest>`

`         <latest>$time.latest$</latest>`

`      </search>`

`      <fieldForLabel>EA_Location</fieldForLabel>`

`      <fieldForValue>EA_Location</fieldForValue>`

`      <change>`

`        <condition value="All">`

`          <set token="ea_location_str"> | noop </set>`

`        </condition>`

`        <condition value="*">`

`         <set token="ea_location_str"> | spath input=EA path=Location output=EA_Location`

`                    ``                   | where EA_Location="$value$"</set>`

`        </condition>`

`      </change>`

`</input>`


`<search id="base_search">`

`   <query>index=ib_system_summary report=si_cpu_usage`

`          $members$`

`          $ea_site_str$`

`          $ea_location_str$`

`          $group_by_str$`

`          $group_by_stats$`

`            | timechart bins=1000 $calculation_method$(CPU_PERCENT) by $time_chart_field$`

`where max in $topn$ useother=f`

`         | interpolate 1200</query>`

`   <earliest>$time.earliest$</earliest>`

`   <latest>$time.latest$</latest>`

`</search>`

# Scheduling PDF Delivery for Dashboards

To schedule PDF delivery for dashboards, you must first create a new dashboard. Ensure that email notification settings are configured prior to scheduling PDF delivery. For information, see *<span style="color: #0000ff">[Configuring](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35417205/About+Alerts#AboutAlerts-ConfiguringEmailNotificationSettings)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35417205/About+Alerts#AboutAlerts-ConfiguringEmailNotificationSettings)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Email](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35417205/About+Alerts#AboutAlerts-ConfiguringEmailNotificationSettings)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35417205/About+Alerts#AboutAlerts-ConfiguringEmailNotificationSettings)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Notification](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35417205/About+Alerts#AboutAlerts-ConfiguringEmailNotificationSettings)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35417205/About+Alerts#AboutAlerts-ConfiguringEmailNotificationSettings)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Settings](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35417205/About+Alerts#AboutAlerts-ConfiguringEmailNotificationSettings)</span>*. To schedule PDF delivery, you can use the dashboard **Edit** drop-down list. You can access the **Edit** drop-down list directly from a dashboard or from the **Dashboards** page.

> ⚠️ **Note**
> ⚠️ 
> ⚠️ Scheduled PDF delivery is not available for dashboards that include forms.

Do the following if the **Schedule** **PDF** **Delivery** option is disabled:

1. Open the dashboard for which you want to schedule PDF delivery.
2. Click **Open ****in** **Search** icon available at the bottom of the dashboard panel.
3. From the **Save** **As** menu, click **Dashboard ****Panel**.

  
To set up PDF delivery for the dashboard with a single panel:

1. From the **Reporting** tab, select the **Dashboards** tab.
2. Do one of the following:
  - Select the dashboard you want to schedule, click **Edit** -> **Schedule** **PDF ****Delivery**. If the **Schedule** **PDF** **Delivery** option is disabled, follow the steps as described above.
  - Open the dashboard in the **Dashboards** page and click **Schedule** **PDF** **Delivery** from the **Edit** drop-down list.

3. In the *Edit* *PDF* *Schedule* dialog box, do the following:

> Macro (legacy-content)

4. Click **Save**.

> ⚠️ **Note**
> ⚠️ 
> ⚠️ To set up PDF delivery for the dashboard with multiple panels, repeat the above steps from step 1 to step 4 and add other panels to the dashboard created for the first panel.

*Figure* *40.13* *Edit* *PDF* *Schedule* *dialog* *box*

![image](media://8d22a75c-cb0f-463d-a08c-978c1c3cee10)

    
Click **Send** **Test** **Mail** to receive Dashboard PDFs Immediately

# About Dashboard Filters

You can apply different filters to control the data displayed in the dashboards. The data on the dashboard is displayed based on the various filter criteria you select.  
To apply a filter:

1. From the **Reporting** tab, select the **Dashboards** tab -> select a *dashboard*.
2. Apply filter criteria appropriately and click **Submit**.   
The dashboards display results based on the filters that you apply.

The most common filters are as follows:

- **Time**
- **Top** **N**: Topmost filter options. The default is 10. You can select from a set of fixed values for the TopN filter setting: 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 250, or 500.
- **Members**: Grid members configured on the appliance.
- **Network**
- **Member** **Site**, as described in *<span style="color: #0000ff">[Applying](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Extensible](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Attribute](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Filters](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*[.](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/display/NAG8/About+Dashboards#AboutDashboards-bookmark3050)

# Applying Time Filters

You can generate a dashboard for a specific time interval by applying time filters. You can filter results by preset time ranges, create custom time ranges, specify time ranges based on dates or date and time, or work with advanced features in the time range picker. For information about Time range picker, refer to the Splunk documentation.  
The date and time displayed in the **Time** filters are based on the time zone set in your user profile by default. For more information about how to configure a time zone, see *<span style="color: #0000ff">[Setting](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35751150/Setting+Login+Options#SettingLoginOptions-SettingtheBrowserTimeZone)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35751150/Setting+Login+Options#SettingLoginOptions-SettingtheBrowserTimeZone)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[the](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35751150/Setting+Login+Options#SettingLoginOptions-SettingtheBrowserTimeZone)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35751150/Setting+Login+Options#SettingLoginOptions-SettingtheBrowserTimeZone)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Browser](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35751150/Setting+Login+Options#SettingLoginOptions-SettingtheBrowserTimeZone)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35751150/Setting+Login+Options#SettingLoginOptions-SettingtheBrowserTimeZone)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Time](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35751150/Setting+Login+Options#SettingLoginOptions-SettingtheBrowserTimeZone)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35751150/Setting+Login+Options#SettingLoginOptions-SettingtheBrowserTimeZone)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Zone](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35751150/Setting+Login+Options#SettingLoginOptions-SettingtheBrowserTimeZone)</span>*. However, the timestamp displayed in the results for a dashboard is based on the time zone configured on the reporting server.

> ⚠️ **Note**
> ⚠️ 
> ⚠️ The NIOS reporting data is updated at a certain time interval, rather than updating continuously. Therefore, the **Real-time** option in the **Time** filter might not work for most of the dashboards. For information about update time intervals, see *<span style="color: #0000ff">[Reporting](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35384167/About+Reports#AboutReports-bookmark3035)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35384167/About+Reports#AboutReports-bookmark3035)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Indexes](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35384167/About+Reports#AboutReports-bookmark3035)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35384167/About+Reports#AboutReports-bookmark3035)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[and](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35384167/About+Reports#AboutReports-bookmark3035)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35384167/About+Reports#AboutReports-bookmark3035)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Update](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35384167/About+Reports#AboutReports-bookmark3035)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35384167/About+Reports#AboutReports-bookmark3035)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Time](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35384167/About+Reports#AboutReports-bookmark3035)</span>**<span style="color: #0000ff">[ Intervals](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35384167/About+Reports#AboutReports-bookmark3035)</span>*.

## Applying Extensible Attribute Filters

You can use extensible attribute filters to narrow down the search by including only members that contain certain extensible attribute values. An extensible attribute added to a member is displayed in the **Extensible** **Attribute** filter. For information about managing extensible attributes, see <span style="color: #0000ff">[*Managing Extensible Attributes*](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85/pages/35448912)</span>. When you configure group-by-extensible-attribute search and apply the **Extensible** **Attribute** filter, the dashboard displays results for grouped members that have the same extensible attribute value for the **Site** extensible attribute. If you have configured multiple attribute values for a member, then applying the **Extensible** **Attribute** filter displays all the attribute values associated with that member. For example, if member 1 has predefined attribute **Site** with attribute values `member a` and `member b` and member 2 has predefined attribute **Site** with attributes values `member c` and `member d`, then the dashboard displays `member a` and `member b` when you apply the **Member** **Site** **<member** **1>** filter.  
In addition, you can apply **Group** **By** **EA** **Tag** filter and group members with the same extensible attribute value so that instead of displaying data per member, the reports display data per group of members with the same value for the **Site** extensible attribute. When you apply **Group** **By** **EA** **Tag** filter, you can set the data calculation method to decide which statistic value [Aggregate, Average, or Maximum] you want to be displayed for grouped members. You can group by Active Directory Sites for the *IPAMv4* *Network* *Usage* *Statistics* report, *IPAMv4* *Top* *Utilized* *Networks* report, and *DHCPv4* *Network* *Usage* *Statistics* report.  
To apply an extensible attribute and group by EA tag/field filters:

1. From the **Reporting** tab, select the **Dashboards** tab -> select a dashboard.
2. In the filter section, complete the following:
  - **Member ****<Extensible** **Attribute>:** Select an extensible attribute configured for a member. If you need an additional extensible attribute filter, you must first clone the default dashboard, and then add an extensible attribute filter by editing the XML source code. For information, see *<span style="color: #0000ff">[Editing](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[the](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[XML](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Source](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Code](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[of](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[a](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[ ](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*<span style="color: #0000ff">[Dashboard](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/nios85draft/pages/26481131)</span>*.
  - **Group ****By** **EA** **Tag/Field**: Select an extensible attribute to enable the reporting server to group networks by members that have certain extensible attribute tags or fields. Note that this option is available for specific dashboards only.

> Macro (legacy-content)

> ⚠️ **Note**
> ⚠️ 
> ⚠️ When you apply **Group****By****EA****Tag/Field** in Active Directory Sites supported reports, the values displayed in these reports are aggregated sum of absolute values (sum of values of individual networks in a group) and utilization% is the mathematical average of the group.

You can configure the group-by-extensible-attribute filter and data calculation methods for the following dashboards only:

> Macro (legacy-content)