# Build a dashboard and add panels

**Category:** [Analytics](https://help.totalctrl.app/hc/totalctrl/totalctrl-help-center/en-US/categories/analytics-1)
**Updated:** 2026-10-04

Dashboards are made of **panels**, each showing one metric as a KPI or chart.
## Create a dashboard

- Open the *Analytics* app and create a new dashboard (give it a name).
- Click **Add panel**.
- In the **Native Data** section, pick an app, then a metric — the picker lists every app you can access and its available metrics.
- Choose the chart type and save.

## Arrange & edit

Drag panels to reorder them, edit a panel to change its metric or title, and rename or delete the dashboard from its menu. Data is cached briefly for speed and refreshes automatically.

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## Related Articles

- [Share a dashboard](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/share-a-dashboard)
- [Connect external data sources](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/connect-external-data-sources)
- [Run queries in the Query Console](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/run-queries-in-the-query-console)
- [Build a custom dashboard](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/build-a-custom-dashboard)
- [Analytics overview & the native data layer](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/analytics-overview-2)

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