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2.4 Creating a New Panel (existing data)

What

ItDashboard panels can use existing FileWave Inventory Reports (formerly Queries) as their data source. The panel uses the report rows directly, so this method is possiblebest infor the FileWave dashboard to addtable panels directlyand fromdoes annot inventoryaggregate query (report) with some limitations (no data aggregation).values.

When/Why

TheUse this when a report already shows the device or inventory data panelsyou are simple enoughwant to addshare on a dashboard, such as you'lla seelist below,of butmacOS clients. The dashboard panel gives that report a shared Grafana view without rebuilding the onlyreport representation available for them is a table format, which is the equivalent of the report/inventory query itself, but in the dashboard, so easier to share.logic.

How

AllWhen creating the panel, choose FileWave Tabular Datasource for the panel query. FileWave makes Inventory Queries (reports) areReports available automatically whenthrough youthat choosedatasource. FileWave Tabular Datasource for your panel's query.  See a quickThe walkthrough below of creatingshows a new table table-based panel tobuilt showfrom alla report that lists macOS clients:clients.