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Tractorscope glossary

Account

A workspace for a company or team.

Alert

A query-backed check that sends notifications when a condition is met.

API key

A secret used by your server to sign embed payloads.

Cache TTL

The amount of time chart query results can be reused before Tractorscope runs a fresh query.

Chart

A SQL-backed visualization or content block on a dashboard.

Dashboard

A layout of charts, text, images, and filters.

Embed

A dashboard or chart rendered inside another website or application.

Filter

A dashboard input that changes chart query context.

Group

A set of users used to manage dashboard permissions.

Layer

A chart configuration object that maps query results to part of a visualization.

Report

A scheduled dashboard email.

Series

A chart data series, often used for grouped or multi-line visualizations.

Shared dashboard view

A dashboard link with configured filters and default values.