How to Create AI-Powered Dashboards

How to Create AI-Powered Dashboards

Prerequisites

  • Access to the Dashboard section
  • At least one integration connected with data

  • Creating an AI Dashboard

    Navigation: Sidebar → Dashboard → ZIN Dashboard

    Step 1: Describe What You Need

  • Navigate to the Dashboard section.
  • Select the ZIN Dashboard option.
  • You will see a prompt input area with suggestion chips.
  • Type what you want in natural language, for example:
  • "Create a CISO dashboard with risk posture, vulnerability trends, and compliance score"
  • "Show me endpoint security metrics with patch status and threat detection rates"
  • "Build an executive dashboard for board reporting"
  • > Tip: Use the suggestion chips for common dashboard types if you want a quick start.

    Step 2: Review AI-Suggested Widgets

  • After entering your prompt, ZIN analyzes your request.
  • It suggests a set of KPIs/KRIs with appropriate visualization types.
  • Review each suggested widget:
  • Widget title and description
  • Data source and query
  • Chart type
  • Step 3: Customize and Finalize

  • Accept, modify, or remove individual widgets.
  • Adjust chart types or add additional widgets.
  • The dashboard is created with the final widget set.
  • Widgets are arranged in a drag-and-drop grid that you can rearrange.

  • How It Differs from Custom Widget Builder

    FeatureAI Dashboard BuilderCustom Widget Builder
    Input methodNatural language promptVisual query builder / SQL / AI per widget
    SpeedCreates full dashboard in secondsBuild one widget at a time
    Best forQuick dashboard creation, exploring metricsDeep customization, specific queries
    Learning curveNone — just describe what you needSome knowledge of data tables/SQL helpful

    Widget Drill-Down

  • On any dashboard, click on a widget to drill down into its data.
  • The widget detail view shows:
  • Full data table behind the visualization
  • Filtering options
  • Expanded chart view

  • Troubleshooting

    IssueSolution
    AI suggestions are not relevantBe more specific in your prompt. Include specific metrics, tools, or security domains.
    Dashboard has no dataVerify integrations are connected and syncing. AI dashboards query live data from your integrations.
    Cannot modify suggested widgetsClick on individual widgets in the review step to edit or remove them.
    Dashboard layout looks wrongSwitch to edit mode and drag-and-drop widgets to rearrange.

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