# Introduction to dashboards

> Process apps use data to visualize and analyze the actual end-to-end process, with all variants and relevant key performance indicators (KPIs). A process app consists of multiple dashboards, visualizing different parts of the input data.

## Introduction

Process apps use data to visualize and analyze the actual end-to-end process, with all variants and relevant key performance indicators (KPIs). A process app consists of multiple dashboards, visualizing different parts of the input data.

Charts are dashboard items that are used to visualize data on a dashboard. For example a process graph, a bar chart, or a cross-analysis table.

A chart usually contains information about a specific part of the process, e.g. case information or event information. A dashboard can contain multiple charts.

## Process app structure

The structure of a process app is defined by menus, dashboards, and tabs. End-users can navigate through the different menus, dashboards, and tabs.

## Elements of a process app

The following illustration shows an overview of the different elements of a process app.

![Elements of a process app.](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/process-mining/process-mining-elements-of-a-process-app-15041-ca75ff41-4d7cd71f.webp)

| Element | Description |
| --- | --- |
| 1. Dashboard | A collection of charts that visualize data in a meaningful way to end-users. |
| 2. Section | A group of dashboards. |
| 3. Tab | A group of charts. |
| 4. Chart | A graphical representation of data. |
| 5. Process graph | A chart that gives insight into how the steps of a process relate to each other and shows all possible paths that objects take through the process. |
| 6. KPI bar | KPIs to gauge performance of specific properties over time. |

Dashboards can contain a KPI bar, and multiple tabs, charts, and process graphs, that visualize data in various ways. In **Process Mining** you can customize the dashboards, and select different options for charts, process graphs, and KPI bars to create different views, and to organize, group, and filter data.