> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://bytebeam.io/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Sessions

The Sessions Panel is designed to visualize session-based data, such as user interactions or device usage sessions, allowing you to monitor and analyze session information and aggregates.

## Add Sessions Panel

<Steps>
  <Step title="Navigate to Dashboards">
    Go to the **Dashboards** tab, select the desired dashboard, and click on the **+ Panel** button to create a new panel.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select Sessions Panel">
    Choose **Sessions Panel** from the list of available panels.\\

    <img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/bytebeamio/assets/select-sessions-panel.png" alt="" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure Session Data">
    * Select the desired **Session Type** from the dropdown to specify the already created [session type](/platform-guide/session-types/introduction-to-session-types) that you want to monitor.
    * Add aggregates to analyze data during the session. You can:
      * Provide a name for the aggregate.
      * Select a field and stream for the aggregate calculation.
      * Choose the type of aggregation (e.g., sum, average, count).
            <img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/bytebeamio/assets/configure-sessions-data.png" alt="" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add Device Dashboard Links">
    * Optionally, configure links to device dashboards to allow easy navigation to individual device data from the session panel.\\
          <img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/bytebeamio/assets/device-dashboard-links-example.png" alt="" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Preview and Submit the Panel">
    * Preview the Sessions Panel to ensure that session data and aggregates are displayed as required.
    * Once satisfied, click **Submit** to add the Sessions Panel to the dashboard.\
      The panel will now display session-based data in real-time or historical views, depending on your configuration.
  </Step>
</Steps>