---
title: "Building a Custom RCM Quality Dashboard"
slug: "building-rcm-dashboard"
description: "Build a custom RCM quality dashboard to visualize key analyses, criticalities, and risks, enhancing your data insights at a glance."
tags: ["RCM"]
updated: 2026-10-27T23:11:57Z
published: 2026-10-27T23:11:57Z
canonical: "ims-handbook.cenosco.com/building-rcm-dashboard"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://ims-handbook.cenosco.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Building a Custom RCM Quality Dashboard

An RCM Dashboard shows key quality aspects of RCM analyses at a glance. This article walks you through building a custom dashboard from scratch, using the RCM Quality checks described elsewhere in this as the worked example.

![A Dashboard showing several RCM quality aspects together, as the finished result you're building toward.](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/rcm-dashboards-image-01w6f3io.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-07T17%3A14%3A00Z&se=2026-11-07T18%3A14%3A00Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=AKZv6jxbOjcYxMBkr6zY%2BeeRgELt33xPqIFm8QuefQM%3D)

For background on creating and working with Dashboards in general, see [Dashboard overview](/v414/docs/dashboard-introduction). For RCM-specific dashboards, see [RCM dashboards](/v414/docs/rcm-dashboards-1).

## Quality Aspects to Watch For

The Elements built in this tutorial visualize the quality checks described in detail in [RCM Study Content](/v414/docs/rcm-study-content) — criticalities and residual risk, priorities and MEI classes, approval status, ETBC/ETBF ratios and values, and task counts. Seeing them on a Dashboard makes it easy to spot at a glance where investigation, follow-up, or correction may be needed, without reviewing the full checklist failure-mode by failure-mode.

## Creating a New RCM Quality Dashboard

You create a new Dashboard by clicking **+ ADD NEW**, which creates a new Dashboard Group and Section together. The dashboard’s name then appears in the list of dashboards.

![The list of Dashboards, and the +ADD NEW button.](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/rcm-dashboards-image-cbbf5rmb.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-07T17%3A14%3A00Z&se=2026-11-07T18%3A14%3A00Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=AKZv6jxbOjcYxMBkr6zY%2BeeRgELt33xPqIFm8QuefQM%3D)

![Dashboard settings for RCM100 Quality with visibility and source options displayed.](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/rcm-dashboards-image-k63ogzi5.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-07T17%3A14%3A00Z&se=2026-11-07T18%3A14%3A00Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=AKZv6jxbOjcYxMBkr6zY%2BeeRgELt33xPqIFm8QuefQM%3D)

### Building the First Element

1. Choose which grid data source the Element should show — in this example, data from the RCM Analyses grid. You can also select queries you've created in the Custom Report Grid here.

![Data source selection dialog listing the RCM Analyses grid and available queries.](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/rcm-dashboards-image-ginqw7bx.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-07T17%3A14%3A00Z&se=2026-11-07T18%3A14%3A00Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=AKZv6jxbOjcYxMBkr6zY%2BeeRgELt33xPqIFm8QuefQM%3D)

![Dashboard displaying filter options for RCM100 Quality analysis and data selection.](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/rcm-dashboards-image-22qwvs3r.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-07T17%3A14%3A00Z&se=2026-11-07T18%3A14%3A00Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=AKZv6jxbOjcYxMBkr6zY%2BeeRgELt33xPqIFm8QuefQM%3D)

1. Give the Element a name and a default filter — in this example, an overview of Analyses Completeness for Active FLOCs.

![Name and default filter fields for the new Element.](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/dashboard_element_filter.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-07T17%3A14%3A00Z&se=2026-11-07T18%3A14%3A00Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=AKZv6jxbOjcYxMBkr6zY%2BeeRgELt33xPqIFm8QuefQM%3D)

1. Select a Dimension from the Analyses grid to plot in the graph — in this example, **AC** (Analyses Completeness).

![Dimension picker with "AC – Analyses Completeness" selected.](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/dashboard_dimension.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-07T17%3A14%3A00Z&se=2026-11-07T18%3A14%3A00Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=AKZv6jxbOjcYxMBkr6zY%2BeeRgELt33xPqIFm8QuefQM%3D)

1. Once selected, the data appears — choose a graph shape and layout for it. Fine-tune the visual appearance — legends, counts, percentages, sorting, and renaming categories. Renaming categories (for example "Non," "FE+CA") is a useful way to fine-tune how a graph reads.

![Fine-tuning options: legends, counts, percentages, sorting, category renaming.](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/dashboards_visuals.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-07T17%3A14%3A00Z&se=2026-11-07T18%3A14%3A00Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=AKZv6jxbOjcYxMBkr6zY%2BeeRgELt33xPqIFm8QuefQM%3D)

1. Save. The Element appears in this Section of the Dashboard Group — you can adjust its size and position manually afterward.

![The saved Element within its Section.](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/dashboard_saved.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-07T17%3A14%3A00Z&se=2026-11-07T18%3A14%3A00Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=AKZv6jxbOjcYxMBkr6zY%2BeeRgELt33xPqIFm8QuefQM%3D)

### Editing an Existing Element

Make follow-up adjustments to an Element through editing.

Click the *three dots* at the Element level to make edits to the visuals or how you see data.

![Bar charts displaying RCM completeness with options for various chart types listed.](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/dashboards_visual_data.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-07T17%3A14%3A00Z&se=2026-11-07T18%3A14%3A00Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=AKZv6jxbOjcYxMBkr6zY%2BeeRgELt33xPqIFm8QuefQM%3D)

To make substantial adjustments to an element, do the following:

1. In the upper right corner, click the *three dots*.
2. Click **Configure and arrange** to enable editing.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> Here, you can also add a new element. To learn more, see [Adding More Elements to the Group](/v414/docs/building-rcm-dashboard#adding-more-elements-to-a-group).

![Dashboard displaying RCM Completeness metrics and options for configuration and arrangement.](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/dashboards_configure.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-07T17%3A14%3A00Z&se=2026-11-07T18%3A14%3A00Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=AKZv6jxbOjcYxMBkr6zY%2BeeRgELt33xPqIFm8QuefQM%3D)

1. Hover over the *three dots* on the Element level and click **Edit** and make your changes.
2. Click **Save**.

### Adding More Elements to a Group

Within this Group — which shows Analyses data from the grid — you can add another Element by clicking the *three dots* in the upper right corner and then selecting **+ Element**. Repeat the steps in [Building the First Element](/v414/docs/building-rcm-dashboard#building-the-first-element) above, choosing a different Dimension each time. This example adds two more Elements the same way: an overview of the RCM criticalities, and an overview of the Residual Risk.

After saving, you end up with a dashboard that looks similar to this one, with Completeness, Criticalities, and Residual Risk shown side by side.

![Bar charts displaying RCM Completeness, Criticalities, and Residual Risk data overview.](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/dashboard_section1.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-07T17%3A14%3A00Z&se=2026-11-07T18%3A14%3A00Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=AKZv6jxbOjcYxMBkr6zY%2BeeRgELt33xPqIFm8QuefQM%3D)

### Adding a New Section

You may want to create more than one section in your dashboard. Putting elements in one section means a filter applies to all of them together. Putting elements in separate sections lets you filter each one individually.

To create a new section, do the following:

1. In the upper right corner, click **+ Section**.
2. Follow the steps explained in [Building the First Element](/v414/docs/building-rcm-dashboard#building-the-first-element).
3. Once you save your first element, either create a new section, [add a new group](/v414/docs/building-rcm-dashboard#visualizing-other-data-souces), or click **Close** to exit edit mode.

You can continue adding Elements in the new section in the same way — for example, overviews of the Approved Status, MEI classes, ETBC/ETBF ratio classes, and ETBF values.

Once you’ve saved, you end up with a dashboard that looks like the one below. You have two distinct sections that you can filter individually.

![Dashboard displaying RCM metrics including completeness, criticalities, and approved status statistics.](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/dashboards_section2.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-07T17%3A14%3A00Z&se=2026-11-07T18%3A14%3A00Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=AKZv6jxbOjcYxMBkr6zY%2BeeRgELt33xPqIFm8QuefQM%3D)

### Visualizing Other Data Sources

Creating a new Group lets you visualize data from a different source — for example, Systems data.

To add a new Group, do the following:

1. In the upper right corner, click **+ Group**.
2. Enter the **Title** of the new Group.
3. Click **Save**.

Here, you can add new elements — for example, the Number of Systems per Plant, or the Number of Analyses per System.

![Dashboard settings for number of analyses per system metrics and visualizing data counts.](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/dashboard_analyses.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-07T17%3A14%3A00Z&se=2026-11-07T18%3A14%3A00Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=AKZv6jxbOjcYxMBkr6zY%2BeeRgELt33xPqIFm8QuefQM%3D)

You can also show RCM coverage in a Dashboard, in a new Group based on FLOCs.

![Creating a new 'RCM Coverage' group.](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/rcm-dashboards-image-gbh5i5hg.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-07T17%3A14%3A00Z&se=2026-11-07T18%3A14%3A00Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=AKZv6jxbOjcYxMBkr6zY%2BeeRgELt33xPqIFm8QuefQM%3D)

![Dashboard layout selection for RCM coverage with the FLOC data source.](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/rcm-dashboards-image-ee0p60ft.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-07T17%3A14%3A00Z&se=2026-11-07T18%3A14%3A00Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=AKZv6jxbOjcYxMBkr6zY%2BeeRgELt33xPqIFm8QuefQM%3D)

Note that from the FLOC Main Screen (Grid List) shows Location Type and #FMs.

![FLOC list displaying Location type and number of FMs.](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/rcm-dashboards-image-sovclzwe.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-07T17%3A14%3A00Z&se=2026-11-07T18%3A14%3A00Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=AKZv6jxbOjcYxMBkr6zY%2BeeRgELt33xPqIFm8QuefQM%3D)

This metric shows the number of Failure Modes per tag in a pivoted grid, by location type. This is a useful way to see the depth of your analyses.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> Use a pivoted grid to display two columns. In this case, **#FMs** and **Location Type**.

![Dashboard settings for analyzing FM counts by location type and sorting options.](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/dashboard_FM(1).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-07T17%3A14%3A00Z&se=2026-11-07T18%3A14%3A00Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=AKZv6jxbOjcYxMBkr6zY%2BeeRgELt33xPqIFm8QuefQM%3D)

Creating a new Dashboard Section, you can build a similar table based on Equipment groups.

### Arranging Groups, Sections, and Elements

Use the **Configure and Arrange** option to rearrange or resize the dashboard. You can rearrange the Dashboard Groups, Sections, and Elements to show suitable data together:

1. In the upper right corner, click the *three dots*.
2. Click **Configure and Arrange**.
3. Make changes to the dashboard, for example, resizing a section, moving elements around, or editing a group.
4. Once you’re done editing, click **Close** in the upper right corner.

![Dashboard options including configuration, editing, and exporting data features displayed.](https://cdn.document360.io/e492a0e0-a4ba-4aca-8fc6-76b95f91fdf3/Images/Documentation/rcm-dashboards-image-e04f8k0v.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-07T17%3A14%3A00Z&se=2026-11-07T18%3A14%3A00Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=AKZv6jxbOjcYxMBkr6zY%2BeeRgELt33xPqIFm8QuefQM%3D)

Reliability Centered Maintenance

Maintenance Efficiency Index

Estimated Time Between Consequence

Estimated Time Between Failures

Final Element (SIF)

Corrosion Allowance

Criticality Assessment

Functional Location