Sample Data plugin
Great for exploring sample dashboards and data.
To add a data source click on the + next to Data Sources on the left-hand menu in SquaredUp. Search for the data source and click on it to open the Configure data source page.
When you first add the Sample Data plugin, you're presented with a popup that asks you whether you want to optionally Install sample dashboards.It's recommended that you install these dashboards, which are described in the Sample dashboards section below. Then, simply click the Add button to add the data source.
Configuring the data source
Display Name:
Enter a name for your data source. This helps you to identify this data source in the list of your data sources.Restrict access to this data source:
You can enable this option if you only want certain users or groups to have access to the data source, or the permission to link it to new workspaces. See data source access control for more information.Install Sample Dashboards:
Select whether you would like to install sample dashboards with the data source. By default, this is set to on.You can also add a data source from Settings > Data Sources > Add data source, but sample dashboards are not added when using this method.
- Click Add.
Next steps
Sample Dashboards
When configuring the Sample Data data source, you have the option to Install sample dashboards. This option is recommended as the dashboards are a great starting point. The following dashboards are included:
- Code pipelines: Displays visualizations for sample build and release data such as release stages, build duration and environment health states.
- Databases: Displays visualizations for database sample metrics such as health state, connections and log data.
- Functions: Displays visualizations for Amazon lambda sample metrics such as cost, errors and CloudWatch logs.
- Infrastructure: Displays visualizations for infrastructure health sample data, such as memory and storage usage, health state and incidents.
- Object Health: Displays a visualization of the health states of various sample objects.
- People: Displays visualizations for various sales statistics using sample People data such as sales values, account values and deals closing soon.
Data Streams
Data streams standardize data from all the different shapes and formats your tools use into a straightforward tabular format.
While creating a tile you can tweak data streams by grouping or aggregating specific columns.
Depending on the kind of data, SquaredUp will automatically suggest how to visualize the result, for example as a table or line graph.
Data streams can be either global or scoped:
- Global data streams are unscoped and return information of a general nature (e.g. "Get the current number of unused hosts").
- A scoped data stream gets information relevant to the specific set objects supplied in the tile scope (e.g. "Get the current session count for these hosts").
See Data Streams for more information.