Where to find them
Open Analytics > Dashboards to see your dashboards. From here you can:- Browse existing dashboards, filter the list, and search
- Create a new dashboard from scratch
- Open any dashboard to view it, or open one you created to edit it
How a dashboard is built
A dashboard is a grid of widgets. Each widget is one self-contained chart or number — it has its own data, its own filters, and its own time window. Because every widget is independent, one dashboard can compare different sites, commodities, or periods side by side without forcing everything onto the same settings. You add widgets one at a time, then drag and resize them on the grid to arrange the layout. A dashboard can hold up to 24 widgets.Widget types
When you add a widget, you first choose how the result should be displayed:Building a widget
After choosing a type, a short guided flow walks you through the rest:1
Choose a visualization
Pick whether the widget is a trend, bar chart, metric, or top list.
2
Pick a measure
Choose what the widget measures — for example, usage (consumption), cost, Site EUI,
or a count of data quality findings (anomalies and bill issues). For Site EUI, pick the
utility type and denominator (square footage or a numeric custom variable) on this step. You can
still build a simple ratio such as usage divided by floor area for raw (non-annualized)
intensity — use Site EUI whenever you want the same annualized math as
EUI & Intensity.
3
Set the breakdown
Decide how the data is split — by site, account, or meter, and (for trends) which time bucket to
use: month, quarter, or year. Site EUI widgets break down by site (and time on trends).
4
Scope the data
Narrow the widget to exactly what you want. Add filters (by site, account, meter, connection,
provider, or finding type) and set the time window — a fixed date range, a rolling window like
the last 12 months, or a preset. Site EUI scope is limited to sites and site tags (utility type
and denominator are set with the measure).
5
Name it
Give the widget a title. Nectar suggests one based on your settings, and you can edit it
anytime.
Site EUI widgets
Prefer the Site EUI measure when you want energy use intensity on a custom dashboard — a KPI tile for portfolio EUI, a ranking of sites, or a trend over time. It uses the same calculation as EUI & Intensity:- Square footage (default) — annualized intensity in
…/sqft/yr. Single numbers use days with bill coverage; trend points use each period’s calendar length. - Custom variable denominator — matched months only (usage and a positive variable value), not annualized.
- Electricity and Gas — combined site energy in kBtu (available on Site EUI only).
- A metric widget with no site breakdown is the area-weighted portfolio figure, not an average of per-site EUIs.
Sharing a dashboard
Dashboards you create start out private to you. You control who else can see them:- Keep it private — only you can see it.
- Share with your company — everyone in your company who can view analytics sees it in the dashboards list. Only you, the creator, can edit or delete it; everyone else gets a read-only view.
- Create a public link — generate a link that anyone can open in a browser, with no Nectar login required. This is handy for sharing a snapshot with someone outside your team. The public view is read-only and shows live data. You can regenerate the link (which invalidates the old one) or revoke it entirely at any time.
Only the person who created a dashboard can edit it, change its sharing, or delete it. If you need
changes to a dashboard someone else created, ask them, or copy the idea into a new dashboard of
your own.
Building a dashboard with the assistant
If you’d rather describe what you want than build it by hand, ask Nectar’s assistant. Tell it something like “show me electricity cost by site for the last year” and it drafts a dashboard for you to review. Once you approve it, the dashboard opens in the editor as a normal, editable dashboard — so you can keep refining it just as if you’d built it yourself. The assistant only builds the dashboard’s content. Sharing and publishing stay with you in the dashboards interface.Related pages
- Analytics overview — the built-in commodity dashboards and quick-access views
- EUI & intensity — the built-in view for energy use per square foot
- Data Export — download the data behind any chart
- Data Quality — investigate the anomalies and issues you can surface as findings
- Methodology — how bill data is calendarized into the monthly values your widgets use
FAQ
How is a custom dashboard different from the home dashboard?
How is a custom dashboard different from the home dashboard?
The home dashboard (the screen you see when you log in) is a fixed overview of stats, issues, and
recent bills across your whole organization. A custom dashboard is one you design yourself under
Analytics > Dashboards, choosing exactly which numbers, charts, and filters appear.
How is it different from a saved view?
How is it different from a saved view?
A saved view remembers a set of filters on an existing
analytics page. A custom dashboard is a brand-new layout you build from scratch, combining several
independent widgets — each with its own measure, filters, and time window — onto one grid.
Can each widget cover a different time period?
Can each widget cover a different time period?
Yes. Every widget carries its own time window, so you can put a “last 12 months” trend next to a
“this year to date” ranking on the same dashboard.
What can I measure on a widget?
What can I measure on a widget?
Usage (consumption), cost, Site EUI, and counts of data quality findings (anomalies and bill
issues). Site EUI matches EUI & Intensity. You can also build a
simple ratio — for example, usage divided by floor area — for raw intensity that is not
annualized.
Does a public link require a login?
Does a public link require a login?
No. A public link opens a read-only view of the dashboard in any browser, no Nectar account needed.
It shows live data, and you can revoke or regenerate the link whenever you want.