Quick Guide

Configure Dashboards in Fours Console

The Analytics page in the Fours console shows the dashboards you pin. Dashboards are created in Fours Analytics, a separate analytics workspace that opens in a new browser tab; you then pin the ones you want to see in the console.

1. Open Analytics

   Select Analytics in the left navigation of the Fours Console. You can pin existing dashboards — including public dashboards shared with your organization — or create your own. Until you pin a dashboard, the page shows No dashboards pinned with two buttons, Choose dashboards and Create dashboard.

   

2. Create New Dashboards

   To create a custom dashboard, click Create dashboard. Fours Analytics opens in a new browser tab; Craft Dashboards walks through creating charts there and assembling them into a dashboard.

3. Exploring Dashboards

   Click Choose dashboards to pick the dashboards that appear on your Analytics page — see Pin a Dashboard in Fours Console. Each pinned dashboard opens as a tab above the dashboard area; click a tab to switch between dashboards and explore them further. Your pins are your own: they don’t change what your teammates see.

   

If a dashboard doesn’t load

• Couldn’t load dashboards means Fours couldn’t load your pinned dashboards. Click Try again.
• Dashboard unavailable means the selected dashboard couldn’t be opened. If the message reads We couldn’t open this dashboard. Try loading it again., click Load again. If it reads This dashboard is not configured for embedding., unpin the dashboard in Choose dashboards and pin it again.
• If you see Couldn’t open the analytics workspace. Please try again., click Create dashboard again.
• A pinned dashboard that was deleted in Fours Analytics, or a dashboard another organization shared publicly and has since made private, is removed from your tabs automatically.
• A dashboard you leave open keeps working: Fours renews its access in the background while you stay signed in, so you don’t need to reload the page.

Filters

Fours provides two types of filters to help you refine the data shown on your dashboards:

• Static Filters: These filters are typically placed at the top of the dashboard and are authored by the dashboard designer. They are usually required for viewing certain data, ensuring that users can filter by essential parameters like date range, region, or specific partners.

• Interactive Filters: These filters allow users to click directly on parts of the charts (such as sections of a pie chart or data points on a bar chart) to dynamically apply filters. For example, clicking on “AWS” in a “Revenue by Partners” pie chart applies a dynamic filter of partner=AWS to all related charts on the dashboard.

  

Common Filters

• As Of Date: This filter snapshots your data at a specific point in time, allowing you to compare dashboards and reports across different dates. You can set the “As Of Date” to view historical data, providing consistency across time periods.

• Partners: Filter data by cloud partners, such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, to narrow down insights by specific partners.

View as Table

All charts within the dashboard can be viewed as tables, providing a detailed, raw data view behind the visualizations. This option is useful for users who want to analyze data at a granular level, such as verifying numbers or conducting deeper analysis beyond the chart.

Export and Download

Fours allows you to download data and visualizations in various formats:

• Export to CSV or Excel: You can export chart data to CSV or Excel for further analysis or reporting.

• Download Chart Images: If you need to share or present charts, you can download them as images to include in reports, presentations, or other documents.