# Visual Consoles

Pandora FMS offers the possibility of customizing how the monitoring carried out by the tool is visually represented. Within a [*Visual Console*](https://pandorafms.com/manual/en/documentation/pandorafms/management_and_operation/05_data_presentation_visual_maps) (**Visual Console** or simply **VC**), the following elements can be found:

<div id="bkmrk-imagen-est%C3%A1tica%3A-ima">- **Static image**: Image associated with a module/agent to view its status.
- **Percentile element**: In monitoring modules for finite resources (such as RAM, cache memory, etc.), where the resource is represented as 100 percent, it represents the checks of a module as a progress bar, although circular graphs can also be chosen.
- **Module graph:** Allows the visualization of an existing module's graph.
- **Basic chart**: Using the values received in the last hour, it shows a simple chart accompanied by the value and name of the corresponding module. Through the use of [macros](https://pandorafms.com/manual/en/documentation/pandorafms/management_and_operation/05_data_presentation_visual_maps#ks4), more information such as the agent name or its IP address can be included.
- **Serialized pie chart**: Allows visualizing data from a module with up to 6 different elements, such as the number of times a module has gone through different statuses in the last day. Ideal for use with Agent *plugins*.
- **Bar chart**: You can select an agent and then one of its modules to show a simple graph with the values and data collected during monitoring.
- **Event history graph**: Allows visualizing the event histogram for a configured interval.
- **Simple value**: Allows visualizing a module's data in real time.
- **Text label**: Notice without content associated with an agent or modules.
- **Icon**: Simple image that can represent something (company logo, visual element like arrows, etc.).
- **Progress:** Allows visualizing the monitoring progress of a module.
- **Clock**: Allows adding a dynamic clock that displays the exact time at all times without having to reload the page.
- **Group**: Allows visualizing the status summary of a group of agents (statistics can be included).
- **Box**: If set with a transparent fill, it can be used to logically group other elements or used to highlight one or several of them with a different color.
- **Line**: Logically joins several elements (can be anchored to other elements).
- **Color cloud:** Allows representing heat maps depending on the data of an assigned module.
- **Network link**: Some elements need more than just a line; this link attaches to other elements and moves along with them, forming a bond.
- **Odometer**: Shows the current value of a module in the style of a speedometer.
- **Action**: Used as a button for the user for two purposes: 
    - Performing an API query to any other system that responds in JSON format for its graphic representation.
    - Executing and validating alerts associated with modules.
- **Service:** Allows visualizing the status of a configured service.

</div>Each element can be linked to another Visual Console for calculation purposes and final availability, and also to quickly access linked visual consoles. They also optionally include a grid to align elements:

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Visual Consoles have an additional functionality to share them via a public URL with any user outside of Pandora FMS:

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