Creating Your First Dashboard in Kinexa Wawas

Creating Your First Dashboard

Kinexa Wawas is the business intelligence module that lets you build dashboards, visualize data, and generate reports with AI-powered insights.

Step 1: Activate the Module

Login to the Kinexa dashboard and activate the Wawas module from settings.

Step 2: Connect Data Sources

Wawas can pull data from other Kinexa modules and external sources:

1. Go to Wawas > Data Sources
2. Click + New Data Source
3. Choose the source type:

- Kinexa Modules — Atlas (finance), Mitra (CRM), Point (POS), etc.

- Database — PostgreSQL, MySQL (read-only connection)

- File Upload — CSV, Excel

- API — REST API endpoint

1. Configure the connection and test it
2. Click Save

Step 3: Create a Dataset

A dataset is a query or view on your data source:

1. Go to Wawas > Datasets
2. Click + New Dataset
3. Select the data source
4. Write a query or select tables/fields visually
5. Preview the data
6. Click Save

Step 4: Build a Dashboard

1. Go to Wawas > Dashboards
2. Click + New Dashboard
3. Give it a name (e.g., "Sales Overview Q2 2026")
4. Click + Add Widget and choose a chart type:

- Bar Chart — Compare categories

- Line Chart — Track trends over time

- Pie Chart — Show proportions

- KPI Card — Display a single metric

- Table — Show detailed data rows

- Map — Visualize geographic data

1. Select the dataset and configure axes/metrics
2. Customize colors, labels, and filters
3. Drag and resize widgets to arrange the layout
4. Click Save

Step 5: Share the Dashboard

• Internal — Share with team members by role
• Link — Generate a shareable URL (view-only)
• Embed — Get an iframe code for external pages
• Schedule — Auto-send dashboard snapshots via email

Key Features

• Drag-and-drop dashboard builder
• 10+ chart types with customizable themes
• Real-time data refresh
• Cross-module data joining
• Role-based access control for dashboards