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title: "View Datasets"
slug: "view-datasets"
updated: 2026-02-20T15:32:04Z
published: 2026-02-20T16:18:50Z
canonical: "documentation.lakesidesoftware.com/view-datasets"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://documentation.lakesidesoftware.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# View Datasets

Datasets provide more detailed information about various aspects of your installation that have an influence on the user experience.

Datasets for each Visualizer module are displayed in the left navigation panel under **Observations**. Simply select the dataset you want to view. Each dataset corresponds with an aspect of your environment. Datasets are displayed in a combination graphical and table data format.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/87d11426-6b1f-4b19-b593-b71e55a81af3/Images/Documentation/observations_display.png)

> [!NOTE]
> **Note**: Access to datasets is dependent on your security permissions as set by your System Administrator in SysTrack Deploy. A dataset will not be displayed under the Observations menu for the following reasons:
> 
> - You do not have security permissions to view a particular dataset
> - No data is available for a particular dataset

## Dataset Perspectives

Each dataset is provided with one or more **Perspectives**. The default Perspective is called **Basic**, which provides a good starting point. Additional perspectives represent different views of the dataset that may be useful in solving more specific problems. To change the currently displayed Perspective, click the drop-down arrow and select a perspective from the resulting menu.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/87d11426-6b1f-4b19-b593-b71e55a81af3/Images/Documentation/dataset_select_perspective.png)

### Customize your Perspective Display

You can customize your experience with any Perspective using the various controls to the right of the Perspective menu as shown below.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/87d11426-6b1f-4b19-b593-b71e55a81af3/Images/Documentation/perspective_navigation.png)

1. Click the customize perspective icon ![](https://cdn.document360.io/87d11426-6b1f-4b19-b593-b71e55a81af3/Images/Documentation/customize_icon.png)to display the **Customize Perspective** dialog as shown in the example below.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/87d11426-6b1f-4b19-b593-b71e55a81af3/Images/Documentation/customize_persepective.png)
2. Select the items you wish to display, or deselect those you wish to hide. If desired, change the **Chart Type** by using the drop down menu. Then click the **Apply** button.
3. Once you have customized a perspective, **(customized)** will be appended to the **Perspective** name in the drop-down menu. To restore default settings, click the restore icon ![](https://cdn.document360.io/87d11426-6b1f-4b19-b593-b71e55a81af3/Images/Documentation/restore_icon.png).

### Drill Down for More Detail

A blue dot in any column of a grid indicates that you can drill-down for more detail.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/87d11426-6b1f-4b19-b593-b71e55a81af3/Images/Documentation/drill_down_dot.png)

For more information on datasets for the various SysTrack Visualizer modules see:

- [Enterprise Datasets](/documentation/docs/enterprise-datasets)
- [Desktop Datasets](/documentation/docs/desktop-datasets)
- [Server Datasets](/documentation/docs/server-datasets)
- [Risk Datasets](/documentation/docs/risk-datasets)
- [Virtual Enterprise Datasets](/documentation/docs/virtual-infrastructure-datasets)
- [Persona Datasets](/documentation/docs/persona-datasets)