Understanding Application Data and Kibana Dashboards

From PeopleTools 8.58, Search Framework enables you to use applications-delivered dashboards and create visualizations in Kibana based on PeopleSoft application data indexes in Elasticsearch. In order to be able to create visualizations and use them, you need to ensure that the following pieces are in place:

• PeopleTools 8.58 (PeopleTools 8.58 and later) is installed.

• Elasticsearch 7.10 is installed and running.

  The application search definitions are deployed and indexes are built.

• Kibana 7.10 is installed and running.

  On the Search Instance Properties page, enter the Kibana server details.

This topic describes the following:

1. Access Kibana from PeopleSoft.

2. Manage an applications-delivered dashboard.

3. Create a visualization in Kibana.

4. Use a dashboard.

5. Copy Kibana dashboards using ADS definitions.