# Menu Overview

> The **Overview – Dashboard** dashboard can be used to get a global overview of the data. It provides information on how many cases happen over time, how many variations there are, and how often they occur. See illustration below.

## Introduction

The **Overview – Dashboard** dashboard can be used to get a global overview of the data. It provides information on how many cases happen over time, how many variations there are, and how often they occur. See illustration below.

![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/process-mining/process-mining-docs-image-58305-9d2707d2-45306fdc.webp)

## Context information

The context bar at the top of the **Overview - Dashboard** dashboard displays context information and KPI's.

Below is a description of the elements of the context bar.

| Element | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Variants | The number of various process paths different cases have taken from end to end.  A variant is a specific path through the process, a set of activities that were taken in a specific order. Usually, several cases have followed the same variant. |
| Average throughput time | The average throughput time for the end-to-end process. |
| Total value | The total value of the cases. |
| Number of cases | The total number of cases. |

## Dashboards charts

Below is a description of the dashboard charts of the **Overview - Dashboard**.

| Chart | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Cases | A history graph that displays the number of cases over the selected period of time. |
| Variants | Displays the process variants that occur most frequently. |
| Activities | Displays all activities and the percentage of cases in which they occur. It also shows the total number of cases. |
| Events per case | Displays the percentage of cases containing a certain number of events. |