## Add a Panel to a Dashboard

Panels are the building blocks of a Kloudfuse dashboard. Each panel represents a visualization of your observability data—whether it’s time-series metrics, aggregated lists, log events, or static content.

Use panels to create focused, actionable views of infrastructure or application performance.

### Add a New Panel

1. Go to the **Dashboards** tab.

2. Open the dashboard where you want to add the panel.

3. Click **Add Panel** in the top action bar.

4. In the **Add Panel** screen:
   
   - Select a panel type that best fits your data.
   
   - Choose a **Data Source** (metrics, logs, or traces).
   
   - Configure visualization and query settings for that panel type.

5. Click **Save** to add the panel to your dashboard layout.

For more details, refer to [Panel types.](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.5.0/dashboards/#dashboard-panel-types)

### Best Practices

- Use meaningful panel titles to help users quickly identify the purpose of each visualization.

- Limit the number of panels per dashboard to keep load times fast.

- Group related panels using a **Row** panel for better organization.

- Apply filters or variables to make panels reusable across teams and environments.