# Activity Summary ## Specs | Label | Value | | ------------------------- | ----------------------------- | | **Version** | 0.1.0 (updated on 2026-04-27) | | **Developer** | Labii Inc. | | **Type** | Dashboard | | **Support Configuration** | Yes | ## Overview The Activity Summary dashboard widget provides comprehensive visualization and analysis of activity patterns across your entire workspace. Unlike the section widget which operates within individual records, this dashboard widget aggregates activity data organization-wide, enabling laboratory administrators and managers to track system usage, analyze team engagement, and understand workflow trends across all accessible projects and teams. Users can configure dynamic queries to filter activities by projects, tables, personnel, and date ranges, then visualize results through multiple chart types including bar charts, line graphs, pie charts, and radar plots. This widget is ideal for executive dashboards, organization-wide usage reporting, and audit oversight. ## Use Cases * **Organization-Wide Engagement**: Monitor activity rates across all teams and projects to assess overall system adoption and identify highly active groups * **Cross-Project Activity Analytics**: Compare activity volumes across multiple projects simultaneously to identify most active research areas and collaboration patterns * **Audit and Compliance Oversight**: Monitor user actions and system usage across the entire organization to support regulatory compliance and data integrity verification * **Executive Reporting**: Generate visual activity reports for leadership reviews, board meetings, and organizational performance assessments * **Department Comparisons**: Compare engagement and system usage across different departments, research groups, or business units * **Long-Term Trend Analysis**: Track organization-wide activity trends over months or years to identify usage cycles, adoption growth, and behavioral patterns * **Onboarding Impact**: Analyze how new team members contribute to overall system activity by tracking personnel-specific activity counts over time * **System Utilization**: Understand which table types and data structures generate the most activity across the organization to guide system optimization ## Configuration This dashboard widget shares the same configuration options as the [section Activity Summary widget](/widgets/section-widgets/report/record-summary/activity-summary.md). The configuration interface includes: * **Build Query Settings**: Filter activities by tables, projects, personnel, date ranges, and custom queries * **Build Chart Settings**: Define grouping methods (projects, tables, personnel, date) and value calculations (activity count) * **Chart Type Selection**: Choose from 10 different visualization types For detailed configuration instructions, please refer to the [Configuration section](/widgets/section-widgets/report/record-summary/activity-summary.md#configuration) of the section widget documentation. {% hint style="info" %} The key difference is scope: the dashboard widget analyzes activity data across your entire workspace and all accessible projects, while the section widget is limited to activities within a specific record context. {% endhint %} ## Interface ### Read-only View The read-only view of the dashboard widget displays the same interactive chart interface as the section widget, showing aggregated activity data with labeled axes, legend, and hover interactions. The visualization presents data according to your configured grouping method and value type. For a detailed description of the read-only view features and capabilities, please see the [Interface section](/widgets/section-widgets/report/record-summary/activity-summary.md#interface) of the section widget documentation. **Dashboard-Specific Considerations:** * **Workspace Scope**: The dashboard widget aggregates activity data across all projects you have access to in your workspace * **Performance**: Larger activity volumes may result in longer chart generation times compared to section-level analysis * **Permissions**: The widget only displays activity data for projects and records you have permission to access * **Persistent Display**: Dashboard widgets remain visible and accessible from your dashboard for quick access to organization-wide activity insights
Dashboard Activity Summary widget displaying workspace-wide aggregated activity data

The dashboard widget provides organization-wide activity analysis with the same visualization capabilities as the section widget

## Best Practices ### Dashboard-Specific Guidelines * **Strategic Use**: Use dashboard widgets for organization-wide activity analysis, while section widgets work better for project-specific or experiment-level insights * **Access Control**: Be aware that different users will see different activity data based on their project access permissions * **Performance Considerations**: For very large organizations, consider using date range filters or project filters to limit data scope and improve chart generation speed * **Regular Monitoring**: Pin activity analytics to your dashboard for quick access to recurring usage reports and engagement KPIs * **Complementary Views**: Create multiple dashboard widgets with different configurations to monitor various organizational engagement metrics simultaneously For comprehensive best practices on data organization, analytical strategy, and chart selection, please refer to the [Best Practices section](/widgets/section-widgets/report/record-summary/activity-summary.md#best-practices) of the section widget documentation. ## Related Widgets ### Dashboard Widgets * [**Record Summary**](/widgets/dashboard-widgets/reports/record-summary/record-summary.md): Similar dashboard widget that counts records instead of activities — use Record Summary to track data creation output and Activity Summary to track user engagement and system usage ### Section Widget Counterpart * [**Section Activity Summary**](/widgets/section-widgets/report/record-summary/activity-summary.md): The section version of this widget for activity analysis within individual experiments and projects --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.labii.com/widgets/dashboard-widgets/reports/record-summary/activity-summary.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.