# Custom Dashboard in kibana
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-dashboard-in-kibana/176070
**Category:** Kibana
**Tags:** canvas
**Created:** [April 9, 2019, 4:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-dashboard-in-kibana/176070 "2019-04-09T16:44:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@syedsfayaz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/syedsfayaz)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2019, 4:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-dashboard-in-kibana/176070/1 "2019-04-09T16:44:53Z")
Hi
I am trying to create a dashboard to monitor different components of our software, migrating from one environment to another.
```auto
Package A
Dev --> test --> QA --> UAT --> Prod
Package B
Dev --> test --> QA --> UAT --> Prod
Package C
Dev --> test --> QA --> UAT --> Prod
Package D
Dev --> test --> QA --> UAT --> Prod
```
Each package has different jenkins jobs in different environment which performs certain tasks. I want to show this flow on Kibana dashboard.
I was told there is a way to get data in to Elasticsearch using jenkins api via metric beats.
> [@Get jenkins jobs data in to elastic search](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/get-jenkins-jobs-data-in-to-elastic-search/175951/4):
>
> Take a look at [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/current/metricbeat-module-http.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/current/metricbeat-module-http.html)
Can I create Custom Dashboard.
3. I have seen Canvas demonstration. Can I use this feature to create custom dashboard. Which fits my needs. I don't need graphs or any other things coz I want to show only current state of job(Success, Failure, Progress). I also want to show some ${build variables} like build number, timestamp, package name. etc.
Attached Sample image just for understanding. I am open to suggestions to take a different approach.
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### Author:  [@Marius\_Dragomir](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marius_Dragomir)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2019, 10:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-dashboard-in-kibana/176070/2 "2019-04-12T10:11:49Z")
Canvas is indeed the best method of achieving this. This is a good resource to get started with: [https://www.elastic.co/webinars/intro-to-canvas-a-new-way-to-tell-visual-stories-in-kibana](https://www.elastic.co/webinars/intro-to-canvas-a-new-way-to-tell-visual-stories-in-kibana)
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### Author:  [@syedsfayaz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/syedsfayaz)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2019, 3:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-dashboard-in-kibana/176070/3 "2019-04-12T15:42:33Z")
@Marius_Dragomir Thanks for your response.
I have two questions.
1. Before creating one dashboard on canvas. Is there a way I can upload my test.js file to elastic search to check if it works. Each jenkins job gives me one json file. I want to upload one to elastic search and use it as a datasource to create a sample dashboard.
2. I was looking at markdown. But I see it only in rectangular shape. Is there a way can change the shape to like the above in image. Or any shape. Do we have that flexibility? If yes, Can you guide me where I can.
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### Author:  [@Marius\_Dragomir](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marius_Dragomir)
#### Post date: [April 16, 2019, 11:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-dashboard-in-kibana/176070/4 "2019-04-16T11:40:31Z")
1. Yeah, just use the API calls to add a document in Elasticsearch.
2. You can create any object in Canvas. if you look at the examples there's even bottle shaped boxes and so on.
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### Author:  [@syedsfayaz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/syedsfayaz)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2019, 4:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-dashboard-in-kibana/176070/5 "2019-04-17T04:28:53Z")
@Marius_Dragomir I was looking at expression editor. May I know what Programming language is used in Expression editor on Canvas. Is it Basic HTML/Css or some thing else.
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### Author:  [@Marius\_Dragomir](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marius_Dragomir)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2019, 10:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-dashboard-in-kibana/176070/6 "2019-04-19T10:21:57Z")
It's a custom expression language, for which you can find documentation here: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/canvas-function-reference.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/canvas-function-reference.html)
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2019, 10:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-dashboard-in-kibana/176070/7 "2019-05-17T10:21:57Z")
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