---
pdfexport: true
alias: tutorials-grafana-ai-dashboard
timetoread: true
tutorial: full
description: "Generate and refine a Cookie Factory Grafana dashboard with AI in Critical Manufacturing MES"
---

# Generate a Grafana Dashboard with AI

This follow-up scenario to the [[tutorials-grafana-tutorial|Grafana Tutorial]] shows how to use **AI** to generate and refine a custom **Grafana** dashboard for Cookie Factory production analysis.

## Before You Start

Review the operation requirements and restrictions in [[user-guide-generate-dashboards-with-ai|Generate Dashboards with AI]].

## Prepare the Scenario

Prepare the following items before generating the dashboard:

| Item | Example configuration | Reference |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **AI** dashboard functionality | Verify that the environment has the required **AI** configuration, license access, and user permissions. | [[user-guide-generate-dashboards-with-ai|Generate Dashboards with AI]] |
| **Analytics View** | Create a custom Grafana-based **Analytics View** named `Cookie Factory Yield Review`. | [[user-guide-create-analytics-views|Create Analytics Views]] |
| Dashboard data | Use data that identifies production **Steps**, loss reasons, yield-loss quantities, and timestamps. | [[tutorials-grafana-tutorial|Grafana Tutorial]] |

Table: Grafana dashboard generation scenario setup

## Scenario

!!! info "Cookie Factory Scenario"
    The Cookie Factory scenario is an example only. Use a custom Grafana-based Analytics View and data available in your environment. Adapt the view name and prompts to your own scenario.

A Cookie Factory production supervisor needs a dashboard to review yield losses and identify the **Steps** that require attention. The dashboard should show yield by **Step**, the main loss reasons, and a recent trend.

The custom **Analytics View** used in this tutorial is named `Cookie Factory Yield Review`.

## Generate the Initial Dashboard

1. Open the `Cookie Factory Yield Review` **Analytics View**.
2. Select the **AI Editor** button.
3. Enter the following prompt:

    `Create a dashboard for Cookie Factory yield losses. Show yield by Step, the main loss reasons, and the yield loss trend for the last seven days.`

4. Review the generated dashboard.

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The generated dashboard is an initial result. Review the visualizations and the information that they present before using the dashboard for production decisions.

## Refine the Dashboard

1. Continue the conversation to request a refinement.
2. Enter the following prompt:

    `Add a filter for the production Step and highlight the loss reason with the highest quantity.`

3. Review the refined result.
4. If needed, manually edit the custom **Grafana** dashboard.

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System dashboards remain visible but cannot be edited. Use a custom **Grafana** dashboard when manual changes are required.

## Expected Result

The `Cookie Factory Yield Review` **Analytics View** provides a dashboard that helps the supervisor review yield losses and identify the production Steps that require follow-up.

## Next Steps

Use the [[tutorials-grafana-tutorial|Grafana Tutorial]] to explore dashboards and their standard capabilities. For more AI scenarios, see [[tutorials-ai-index|AI Tutorials]].