The correct answers are Widgets and Panels . In Forcepoint DSPM Analytics, dashboards are organized as boards that present scan-derived security, compliance, and data-risk information. The primary structural components used to build those dashboards are panels and widgets. Forcepoint states that dashboards are “primarily constructed of panels and widgets,” and explains that each panel can contain one or more widgets. A panel acts as the container that organizes multiple visual components into a coherent dashboard layout, while a widget is the smaller information component that displays data from selected datasets such as files, trustees, connectors, or agents.
This structure matters because dashboards are not just static reports; they are configurable analytical workspaces. Widgets provide the actual data presentation, such as counters, charts, maps, text blocks, tables, incidents, dual data grouping, or multi-counter views. Forcepoint separately lists these as available widget types, each with its own customization options. Panels then provide the organizational layer that groups these widgets logically by use case, such as exposure, classification, incident review, user risk, or compliance posture. Toggle switches, menus, and status bars may appear in the interface, but they are not the dashboard-building elements. References/topics: Analytics, Components of a Dashboard, Widgets, Panels, Custom Dashboards .
