.. _dashboard-time-frame:

Dashboard Timeframe Definition
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.. _SP65|Scroll bar for the pre-set time frames list.:

The date/timeframe will default to 24 hours. Click on the date drop-down at the
top-right of the screen, and it will open up into a calendar along with a list of
pre-set time frames (Last 5 minutes, Last 30 Minutes, Last Hour, etc.). Scroll through
and select the date/timeframe that you want to include on the dashboard.

.. image:: /src/images/VAA-timeframe-control.png

An option is available to toggle between **Local time** and **UTC time** in
the display.

Keep in mind, as with the search definition, the more time selected the more data to analyze thus
time to render the widgets is based on the timeframe selected and the amount of
data to pull.