> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.wayak.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Build your first dashboard

> Create views, arrange them into a dashboard, and share it with your team

You've connected data, chatted with it, and built a semantic layer. Now turn your most important questions into a dashboard your team can check anytime — no need to re-ask the agent.

## What you'll do

1. Create individual views (charts and tables)
2. Assemble them into a dashboard
3. Share it with your team

## Step 1: Create your first view

A view is a single visualization — a chart, table, or KPI card — that answers one specific question.

1. Go to **Views** in the Wayak dashboard
2. Click **New view**
3. Choose what you want to visualize:

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="KPI card">
    Pick a single metric (e.g. "Revenue this month"). Wayak displays it as a headline number with optional comparison to a previous period.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Chart">
    Choose a metric and a dimension to break it down by. For example, "Revenue by region" as a bar chart or "Revenue over time" as a line chart.

    Select your chart type:

    * **Line** — trends over time
    * **Bar** — comparisons across categories
    * **Pie** — proportions of a whole
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Table">
    Display detailed rows of data. Useful for top-N lists, recent activity, or any view where users need to scan individual records.
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

4. Configure filters (e.g. "last 90 days", "active customers only")
5. Name your view and click **Save**

<Tip>Start with the questions your team asks most often. Each one becomes a view.</Tip>

## Step 2: Build the dashboard

Now combine your views into a single page.

1. Go to **Dashboards** in the Wayak dashboard
2. Click **New dashboard**
3. Give it a name (e.g. "Sales Performance", "Ops Overview")
4. Click **Add view** and select from your saved views
5. Arrange the layout — drag views to reorder and resize them

A typical dashboard might include:

| Position | View                          | Type       |
| -------- | ----------------------------- | ---------- |
| Top row  | Revenue this month            | KPI card   |
| Top row  | New customers this month      | KPI card   |
| Top row  | Active users                  | KPI card   |
| Middle   | Revenue over time (12 months) | Line chart |
| Middle   | Revenue by region             | Bar chart  |
| Bottom   | Top 10 customers by spend     | Table      |

6. Click **Save** when you're happy with the layout

## Step 3: Share it

1. On your saved dashboard, click **Share**
2. Choose who gets access:
   * **Specific users** — invite by email
   * **Team** — share with an entire team
   * **Link** — generate a shareable URL
3. Recipients can view the dashboard with live data — it updates automatically as your data changes

## What's next

You now have a live dashboard built on real data and your semantic layer definitions. From here you can:

* Add more views as new questions come up
* Set up a [playbook](/quickstart/automate-a-report) to deliver the dashboard by email or Slack on a schedule
* Explore the [concepts](/concepts/index) to understand the platform in depth

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Views concept" icon="chart-bar" href="/concepts/ontology/views">
    Learn more about how views work under the hood.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Dashboards concept" icon="grid-2" href="/concepts/ontology/dashboards">
    Understand dashboard configuration and sharing options.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>