The SiteWise Monitor feature is not available to new customers. Existing customers can continue to use the service as normal. For more information, see [SiteWise Monitor availability change](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot-sitewise/latest/appguide/iotsitewise-monitor-availability-change.html)

# Add properties and alarms to dashboards
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As the project owner, you define dashboards to give your viewers a standard way to look at asset properties and alarms. By providing a consistent view, you ensure that everyone sees the data that you want them to see, in the same manner. You group asset properties and alarms on to dashboards in a way that makes sense for your business and viewers.

**Note**  
Project viewers can't modify a dashboard.

You can add asset properties to a new dashboard or an existing dashboard.

**To add asset properties**

1. In the navigation bar, choose the **Projects** icon.  
![The "Projects" icon in the navigation bar.](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot-sitewise/latest/appguide/images/portal-navigation-projects-console.png)

1. Choose one of the following options:
   + To add asset properties and alarms to an existing dashboard, choose the dashboard to update, and then choose **Edit**.
   + To add asset properties and alarms to a new dashboard, choose **Create dashboard**.  
![The "Dashboards" page with an existing dashboard and "Create dashboard" highlighted.](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot-sitewise/latest/appguide/images/project-create-or-modify-dashboard-console.png)

1. Choose the asset whose properties or alarms that you want to add to the dashboard.

1. Choose **Properties** to view the asset's properties or **Alarms** to view the asset's alarms. If an alarm monitors a property, you automatically add that alarm to the dashboard when you add its property.

1. Drag a property or alarm from the asset hierarchy to the dashboard. You can add multiple properties and alarms to one visualization.  
![A dashboard with a callout highlighting an asset property that you can drag onto the dashboard.](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot-sitewise/latest/appguide/images/dashboard-add-visualization-console.png)

   The asset property appears on the dashboard with a default visualization type:<a name="default-visualization-types"></a>
   + The default visualization type for non-string properties is the [line chart](choose-visualization-types.md#line-charts).
   + The default visualization type for string properties is the [KPI widget](choose-visualization-types.md#kpi-charts).
   + The default visualization type for alarms is the [status grid widget](choose-visualization-types.md#status-grid-chart).

   You can change the visualization type and customize the visualization settings. For more information, see [Customize visualizations](customize-visualizations.md).