Quick Start
Creating dashboards in Bricks is fast and easy. You can start from the Home screen, an existing Bricks file, or a blank file. Bricks uses AI to analyze your data and generate visual dashboards in seconds. Quick Flow- From Home: Go to Create with AI → Dashboard & Report, then import data or paste data. Click Generate to create a dashboard.
- From an Existing File: Open the file → use Generate button or AI chat to create dashboards (single-sheet or multi-sheet).
- From a Blank File: Import data or ask AI to generate sample data → create dashboards using post-import AI button or Generate flow.
Create from Home
From the Home screen, select Dashboard & Report from Create with AI section. This opens the AI dashboard creation flow where you can import data or paste data.
With Imported Data
- Select Dashboard & Report
- Select Import a file and upload your file
- Supported formats:
.xlsx,.csv,.pdf,.jpg,.png - Dashboard generation will start automatically after uploading

- For multi-sheet Excel files, select the sheet(s) needed for your dashboard and click Generate Dashboard

With Pasted Data
- Select Dashboard & Report
- Select Paste your data
- Copy-paste a raw table from another source or type/paste text containing data information
- After providing data, click Generate to create a dashboard

Create from an Existing File
If your Bricks file already contains data, dashboards can be created without starting from Home.Single-Sheet Data
- Using the Generate Button: Open the file → select the page containing the dataset → click Generate → Dashboard & Report
- Using AI Prompt: Open AI chat → ask AI to create a dashboard for the specific sheet (Grid) or table
“Create a dashboard from the page named
Sales Q1” or”Create a dashboard using
product_sales table.”

Multi-Sheet Data
- Using the Generate Button: Open the file → click Generate → Multi-Sheet Dashboard → select the sheets → click Generate Dashboard\

- Using AI Prompt: Open AI chat → ask AI to create a dashboard specifying the sheet names
“Create a dashboard using sheets
Sales and Revenue.”
Create from a Blank File
If your Bricks file is empty, first provide data. You can either import data or use AI-generated dummy data.Import Own Data
- Use the Import Button in the left panel to bring your dataset (Excel, CSV, PDF, or image)
- After import, click Create Dashboard in AI chat, or use Generate → Dashboard & Report flow
- For multi-sheet files, use Generate → Multi-Sheet Dashboard and select the desired sheets
Use AI-Generated Dummy Data
- Ask AI to generate a dataset according to your requirements
- Use the Generate button or AI chat to create dashboards from the generated dataset
Best Practices
- Include clear column headers; missing headers or merged cells can prevent dashboard generation
- Avoid blank rows or inconsistent data types
- Use descriptive sheet names for multi-sheet files
- Keep numeric and date formats consistent; numeric columns must contain only numbers
- Limit files to 25MB and 100K rows for best performance
See Also
- One Click Dashboards
- Importing Data into Bricks
- Sharing & Exporting Dashboards ← for export and sharing instructions
Need Help?
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- Or email support@thebricks.com