1. Building dashboards in Databricks
In this video, we'll explore how to create a new Databricks dashboard using the visualizations we've already prepared. A dashboard is a tool for displaying various types of visual data in one place, designed to present different but related information in an easily digestible format. Like other business intelligence tools, dashboards enable you to build and share informative data insights.
We'll begin building the new Databricks dashboard using the TPCH visualizations created earlier.
Click the down arrow next to the title of any visualization, select “Add to dashboard,” and a small window will appear to help you create a new dashboard.
Assign a name to the dashboard, select the widgets and visualizations you want to include, and click “create.”
A new dashboard will open in a new browser tab, containing all your selected visualizations.
We can now edit your dashboard. To edit a specific widget, select it with your mouse, and various editing options will appear on the right side of the tab.
For example, we can change the axis names or the color pattern of the plot.
We can also rearrange the widgets by dragging them with your mouse. Move the cursor to any widget, and when it changes to a hand icon, drag the widget to reposition it.
Similarly, we can resize a widget by dragging the cursor from its edge.
Additionally, we can add a description to your dashboard using the “add a text box” feature. Find the button at the bottom of the browser tab, click it, select a location for the text box, and release your cursor.
Double-click the text box to edit it. Remember that it supports markdown format, allowing you to add titles easily.
Now it's your turn to practice.
2. Let's practice!