Customize and organize your Boards to present data in a way that enhances team collaboration and decision-making.
Customize your Boards to organize, display, and control access to your data, helping your team make more informed decisions. Each level of customization offers unique options to tailor the workspace to your needs:
A Board is a collection of panels and sections, designed to bring together different resources that contribute to a broader investigation. Manage your Board structure and access to create focused, shareable workspaces that cater to your team’s needs.
Change the name or description of a Board to improve clarity or better align with changes in its use.
To update a Board’s name or description:
) from the navigation menu.
).The page refreshes, and the Board updates to reflect your changes.
Change the name or description of a Board to improve clarity or better align with evolving needs using the flexible Boards experience, available as part of our beta program.
To update a Board’s name or description:
) from the navigation menu.).The page refreshes, and the Board updates to reflect your changes.
Reorganize the panels on your Board to prioritize data and improve navigation using the flexible Boards experience, available as part of our beta program.
To rearrange panels:
) from the navigation menu.
) until the cursor turns into a four-directional arrow (
). Resize the panels on your Board to optimize space and improve usability using the flexible Boards experience, available as part of our beta program.
To resize panels:
) from the navigation menu. Boards can be shared with your entire Honeycomb Team or restricted to a subset of your Team members.
By default, Boards are public which means any Team member can access them. To limit access to yourself or specific teammates, adjust the access level and add collaborators.
Select Boards () from the navigation menu.
Choose the Board you want to modify.
Select Share.
Locate the Who can view and edit this board dropdown, and choose an option:
Confirm your choice:
Add collaborators to make it easier for your Team to actively contribute and keep your Board relevant. Collaborators can contribute to a Board by adding or removing panels and by modifying the Board’s name and description.
To add collaborators:
Select Boards () from the navigation menu.
Select the Board you want to modify.
Select Share.
In the Who can view and edit this board dropdown, make sure Restricted (Collaborators and owners only) is selected.
In the Collaborators section, either:
Keep your Board secure by removing collaborators who no longer need access.
To remove a collaborator:
) from the navigation menu. Keep your workspace relevant by leaving Boards you no longer need. Whether you’re stepping away from a project or no longer monitoring a particular board, removing yourself as a collaborator helps you stay focused.
To leave a Board:
) from the navigation menu. If you’re stepping away from a project, delegating responsibilities, or need someone else to manage a Board’s settings and permissions, you can transfer administrative control to another Team member.
To transfer ownership:
) from the navigation menu. The query section of your Board houses the key queries that provide the insights you need. Manage the query section to control how queries are organized and to improve the overall clarity of this section of your Board.
Reorganize the queries on your Board to prioritize data and improve navigation.
To rearrange query panels:
) from the navigation menu.). Adjust the column layout of the query section on your Board to control your user experience.
To change the column layout:
) from the navigation menu.The page refreshes, and the Board updates to reflect your changes.
Adjust the time range for the queries displayed on a Board to analyze specific time periods. This lets you focus on relevant data, whether it’s for troubleshooting or long-term trend analysis.
Preset time ranges offer a quick way to select common time periods for your queries, saving you time when you need to analyze recent or recurring data.
To use a preset time range:
) from the navigation menu.
Last 10 minutes or Last 30 days.The page refreshes, and your queries update to reflect the selected time range.
Choose a custom time range to define a specific time period for your queries, which helps you focus on a precise window of data.
To define a custom time range:
Select Boards () from the navigation menu.
Select the Board that you want to modify.
On the Board’s details page, locate and open the time picker.
Select Custom.
In the modal, configure your time range:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Start time | Start time for the query time range. |
| Relative to now | Defines how time is specified for the end time: a range relative to the current time [on], or a fixed date and time in UTC [off]. |
| End time | End time for the query time range. For relative time ranges, this is always set to now. |
Select Apply.
The page refreshes, and your queries update to reflect the selected time range.
Granularity controls the level of detail for the queries on your Board by determining how data is grouped over time.
To adjust the granularity for your query panels:
Select Boards () from the navigation menu.
Select the Board that you want to modify.
On the Board’s details page, locate the time picker, then choose Custom.
Locate the Granularity dropdown, and choose the desired time interval.
auto lets Honeycomb automatically adjust the level of detail in your query results based on the time range and data volume, helping to balance performance and clarity.Select Apply.
The page refreshes, and your queries update to reflect the selected granularity.
Apply or modify filter parameters on your Board to customize data views and ensure consistent, relevant results.
Save filters to the Board to preserve context across sessions, so anyone who views it later will see the filtered results by default.
If you have a Board called “All Services”, which tracks the health of services across your system, you might want to focus only on the health of the frontend service you own.
In this case, applying a filter for service.name=frontend will adjust every query on the Board to display service-specific results.
To modify and save filter parameters:
) from the navigation menu.
Filters apply to all queries on a Board, but because a Board can contain queries from different datasets, filters may not affect every query.
To ensure your accurate and consistent data, check the filter state for each query. The filter state can impact your results and how you interpret the data.
To check the applied filters:
Select Boards () from the navigation menu.
Choose the Board you want to review.
On each query panel, locate the filter state label next its settings (
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The label indicates the filter status.
Possible statuses include:
| Status | Description |
|---|---|
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All filter parameters are successfully applied to the query. |
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No filters are applied because the fields do not exist in the query’s dataset. |
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Some filter parameters are applied, but not all fields exist in the query’s dataset. To inspect applied filters, select the label details icon ( ). |
A query panel represents an individual query on your Board. Modify individual query panels to refine the data and its presentation, so you can focus on the most relevant insights for your investigation.
Change query conditions to ensure your data remains aligned with evolving needs.
To modify a query on a Board:
) from the navigation menu.
The page refreshes, and the query panel updates to reflect your changes.
Adjust the display format for individual queries on your Board.
To change the query display:
Select Boards () from the navigation menu.
Select the Board containing the query you want to modify.
On the Board’s details page, locate the query and open its settings ().
Select your preferred display option:
Select Save.
The page refreshes, and the query panel updates to reflect your changes.
Add or update captions for your queries to provide clarity and context, making it easier for collaborators to understand their purpose.
To modify query captions:
) from the navigation menu.).The page refreshes, and the query panel updates to reflect your changes.