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# Using Custom Dashboards to Monitor Metrics

> For the full documentation index, see: https://docs.mulesoft.com/llms.txt

Use custom dashboards in Anypoint Monitoring to monitor the resources and metrics you choose across
your Mule apps and APIs. For standard, predefined dashboards, see
[Anypoint Insights](https://docs.mulesoft.com/monitoring/anypoint-insights).

## Custom Dashboards

<table><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><p><span><img src="https://docs.mulesoft.com/monitoring/_images/info.png" alt="info" width="15" height="15" title="This feature requires an Advanced or Titanium subscription."></span> Availability: <a href="https://docs.mulesoft.com/monitoring/#billing">Advanced and Titanium tiers only</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table>

Custom dashboards in Anypoint Monitoring combine important metrics and data points on one screen.
Specify the resources and metrics to monitor so you can:

- Correlate diverse metrics

- Perform comparative analysis

- Differentiate between regular trends and anomalies

- Isolate issues quickly

For example, you can compare live data with historic data to detect anomalies and expedite
troubleshooting.

## Causes of No Data Points Messages for Dashboards

A dashboard in Anypoint Monitoring returns **No data points** when no data is available. These
scenarios commonly cause the **No data points** message to appear:

- You selected an incorrect time range.

  For example, the app started yesterday, and you selected a day from the past week as your time
  range.

- You removed the Monitoring property from the runtime.

- The application has stopped.

- You selected a time range that is outside the retention policy for a metric.

  For example, API path or client IP metrics show only the last hour, and you selected yesterday as
  the time range.

- You used an incorrect query.

  For example, when using custom dashboards, you selected two app IDs at the same time using the
  query `WHERE app_id = app_1 AND app_id = app_2`.

## See Also

- [Configuring Custom Dashboards](https://docs.mulesoft.com/monitoring/dashboard-custom-config)

- [Anypoint Insights](https://docs.mulesoft.com/monitoring/anypoint-insights)