---
title: "Creating Dashboards | ThreatConnect"
slug: "creating-dashboards"
description: "This article describes how to create custom dashboards in ThreatConnect instances where this feature is turned on."
tags: ["Viewing Data", "Analytical Tools"]
updated: 2024-08-09T20:22:34Z
published: 2024-08-09T20:22:34Z
canonical: "knowledge.threatconnect.com/creating-dashboards"
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# Creating Dashboards

## Overview

On the **Dashboard** screen in ThreatConnect®, you can create custom dashboards that provide you and your colleagues with a convenient way to visualize and understand the data that matter most to your organization. For example, you can create a dashboard to track a specific threat actor group or intrusion set, such as APT31. Alternatively, you can create a dashboard that highlights new information related to a specific set of ATT&CK® techniques or vulnerabilities.

## Before You Start

### User Roles

- To create custom dashboards, your user account can have any [Organization role](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/organization-roles).

### Prerequisites

- To create custom dashboards, turn on custom dashboards for your Organization on the **Account Settings** screen (must be an Accounts Administrator, Operations Administrator, or System Administrator to perform this action).

## Creating a Custom Dashboard

Follow these steps to create a custom dashboard:

1. Hover over **Dashboard** on the top navigation bar and click **Create New Dashboard**.
2. On the **Create a New Dashboard** window, enter a name for the dashboard, and then click **SAVE**. The new dashboard will open and display an area prompting you to add your first dashboard card (Figure 1).  
![Figure 1_Creating Dashboards_7.6.2](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Figure%201_Creating%20Dashboards_7.6.2.png)
3. Click **Add Your First Card** in the middle of the dashboard or **Add![Plus icon_Gray](https://cdn.document360.io/dfc206c8-1c9f-4725-b74d-a66f83432320/Images/Documentation/Plus%20icon_Gray.png)**at the upper-right corner of the dashboard to [add one or more cards](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/adding-content-to-dashboards) ([Widget](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/adding-widget-cards-to-dashboards), [Metric](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/adding-metric-cards-to-dashboards), or [Query](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/adding-query-cards-to-dashboards)) to the dashboard.
4. (Optional) [Adjust the dashboard’s layout](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/editing-dashboard-layout).
5. (Optional) Use the **⋮** menu at the upper-right corner of the dashboard to [administrate the dashboard](https://knowledge.threatconnect.com/docs/dashboard-administration) (i.e., share the dashboard, set the dashboard as your default dashboard, and so forth).

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