Simple Log Service provides the visualization feature that converts raw log data generated by systems, applications, or services into charts. You can define different types of charts based on your business requirements and save the charts to dashboards. In addition, you can connect Simple Log Service to external visualization tools.
Visualization methods
The following table describes the visualization methods that are supported.
Visualization method | Description |
Dashboard | A dashboard is a data visualization tool provided by Simple Log Service. It typically includes multiple statistical charts that summarize and present key performance indicators, important data, and analysis results. When you open or refresh a dashboard, the query statement for each chart on the dashboard is automatically executed. |
Chart | A chart displays the rendered result of data that is returned by query statements. Simple Log Service provides multiple types of charts, including tables, line charts, and column charts. Simple Log Service provides two versions of charts: Pro and standard.
Important Before you can obtain a chart based on log data and add the chart to a dashboard, you must store the data in a Standard Logstore. For more information, see Manage a Logstore. |
External visualization tool | You can connect Simple Log Service to external visualization tools, such as DataV, Grafana, and Tableau, to display data on dashboards. |
Limits
The following table describes the limits of the visualization feature.
Visualization method | Description |
Dashboard | You can create up to 100 dashboards for a project. |
Chart | You can add up to 200 charts to a dashboard. |
Operations
The following table describes the operations that are related to the visualization feature.
Visualization method | Operation | Description |
Dashboard | You can create a dashboard for data analysis. | |
You can view all charts that are added to a dashboard in display mode. By default, dashboards are in display mode. You can perform the following operations on a dashboard in display mode: | ||
You can edit a dashboard in edit mode. You can perform the following operations on a dashboard in edit mode: | ||
You can configure the dashboard playlist feature. | ||
You can copy a dashboard across projects by using the dashboard import feature. | ||
You can import a Grafana dashboard to Simple Log Service. | ||
You can export a Simple Log Service dashboard to Grafana. | ||
You can subscribe to dashboards in Simple Log Service. After you subscribe to a dashboard, Simple Log Service renders the dashboard into an image on a regular basis and sends the images to specified recipients by using emails or DingTalk group messages. | ||
You can add a filter to a dashboard to filter data or replace variables for the query statements of charts on the dashboard. | ||
You can view dashboards in the Simple Log Service console. You can also embed dashboard pages into your website. This way, you can view and analyze data in a more flexible manner. | ||
Chart (Pro) | You can add charts (Pro) to a dashboard. | |
You can use a chart (Pro) to display the results of multiple query statements. | ||
You can configure a data conversion rule to process the results of query statements. | ||
You can configure the attributes for a chart (Pro). | ||
You can configure a drill-down event for a chart (Pro) to analyze data from a finer-grained dimension. | ||
Chart | You can add charts to a dashboard. | |
You can configure the attributes for a chart. | ||
You can configure a drill-down event for a chart to analyze data from a finer-grained dimension. | ||
External visualization tool | You can connect Simple Log Service to DataV to display data on DataV dashboards. | |
You can connect Simple Log Service to Grafana to display data on Grafana dashboards. |