--- title: "Navigating the CTERA Content Services User Interface" slug: "navigating-the-ctera-content-services-user-interface" tags: ["Content Services"] updated: 2026-03-25T15:04:29Z published: 2026-03-25T15:04:29Z canonical: "kb.ctera.com/navigating-the-ctera-content-services-user-interface" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://kb.ctera.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Navigating the CTERA Content Services User Interface After signing in, the **Dashboard** page is displayed. ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-7YZKYXAZ.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A28%3A09Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A28%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=NBwiMQB3dKbkXVG04r8IcH1E9lIi9hVD88I8Sy767Uk%3D) The CTERA Content Services user interface consists of the following elements: - Across the top of the user interface your user name initial is displayed. Clicking the initial displays a drop-down menu with the following options: **Dark Mode/Light Mode** – CTERA Content Services supports both light and dark displays. | Light Mode | Dark Mode | | --- | --- | | ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-7YZKYXAZ.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A28%3A09Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A28%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=NBwiMQB3dKbkXVG04r8IcH1E9lIi9hVD88I8Sy767Uk%3D) | ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-XS9Q85FU.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A28%3A09Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A28%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=NBwiMQB3dKbkXVG04r8IcH1E9lIi9hVD88I8Sy767Uk%3D) | **Sign out** – Sign out of CTERA Content Services. The **Sign In** page is displayed. ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-QO1H7C6A.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A28%3A09Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A28%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=NBwiMQB3dKbkXVG04r8IcH1E9lIi9hVD88I8Sy767Uk%3D) - The central portion of the user interface displays the content. - The navigation pane displays the menu to access the CTERA Content Services configuration options. ## The Content Services Dashboard ### Refreshing the Dashboard Display To refresh the dashboard, click the **Refresh** button, ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-ZKMUFVML.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A28%3A09Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A28%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=NBwiMQB3dKbkXVG04r8IcH1E9lIi9hVD88I8Sy767Uk%3D). ### Filtering the Information Displayed You can filter the dashboard display by the following: - Tokens used or cost - Date #### Filtering By Tokens or Cost You can view information in the dashboard, in the **Data Overview > Daily Usage** and **Top Usage Overview** panels, based on the number of tokens or the cost in US Dollars. **Tokens** Tokens are the fundamental, smallest units of text or data that large language models (LLMs) process and generate. **Data Overview Panel**: | Tokens | Cost (USD) | | --- | --- | | ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-7WFCBKPL.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A28%3A09Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A28%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=NBwiMQB3dKbkXVG04r8IcH1E9lIi9hVD88I8Sy767Uk%3D) | ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-PPUB819G.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A28%3A09Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A28%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=NBwiMQB3dKbkXVG04r8IcH1E9lIi9hVD88I8Sy767Uk%3D) | **Top Usage Overview**: | Tokens | Cost (USD) | | --- | --- | | ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-9OE431X5.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A28%3A09Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A28%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=NBwiMQB3dKbkXVG04r8IcH1E9lIi9hVD88I8Sy767Uk%3D) | ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-ZY3YHTH6.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A28%3A09Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A28%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=NBwiMQB3dKbkXVG04r8IcH1E9lIi9hVD88I8Sy767Uk%3D) | #### Filtering By Date You can display dashboard information by different data ranges. - Click the *date range* and select the date range you want. ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-IDG976S4.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A28%3A09Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A28%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=NBwiMQB3dKbkXVG04r8IcH1E9lIi9hVD88I8Sy767Uk%3D) ## Dashboard Panels ### Ingestion The **Ingestion** panel displays the amount of new data processed into high-quality, actionable data and the number of documents that the raw data consists of. It also displays the number of tokens for this data and the cost of these tokens. The graph shows the rate data is ingested with the average also displayed. In addition the percentage change from the the last time data was ingested and the tokens used from this data is displayed. ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-053TQRED.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A28%3A09Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A28%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=NBwiMQB3dKbkXVG04r8IcH1E9lIi9hVD88I8Sy767Uk%3D) ### Knowledge The **Knowledge** panel shows the amount of raw data before processing and the number of docuuments that the raw data consists of. It also displays and the amount of curated data, that is the amount of data that has been processed. The graph shows the growth of curated rate data with the average also displayed. ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-Y2QOYG36.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A28%3A09Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A28%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=NBwiMQB3dKbkXVG04r8IcH1E9lIi9hVD88I8Sy767Uk%3D) ### Intelligence The **Intelligence** panel displays the amount of requests. It also displays the number of tokens fused for these requests and the cost of these tokens. ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-LMJ0H7IS.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A28%3A09Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A28%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=NBwiMQB3dKbkXVG04r8IcH1E9lIi9hVD88I8Sy767Uk%3D) ### Data Overview The **Daily Usage** tab displays the specific usage for each LLM defined to CTERA Content Services and either by the number of tokens or the cost. The **Daily Queries** tab diaplys how many queries each LLM processed. | Daily Usage | Daily Queries | | --- | --- | | ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-NHMT0LBI.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A28%3A09Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A28%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=NBwiMQB3dKbkXVG04r8IcH1E9lIi9hVD88I8Sy767Uk%3D) | ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-5SGX8W27.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A28%3A09Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A28%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=NBwiMQB3dKbkXVG04r8IcH1E9lIi9hVD88I8Sy767Uk%3D) | You can display the **Data Overview** information as a chart ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-JBBKXLH6.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A28%3A09Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A28%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=NBwiMQB3dKbkXVG04r8IcH1E9lIi9hVD88I8Sy767Uk%3D) or as a table ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-3TTMZ2O0.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A28%3A09Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A28%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=NBwiMQB3dKbkXVG04r8IcH1E9lIi9hVD88I8Sy767Uk%3D). Click the ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-8CD3HJXB.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A28%3A09Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A28%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=NBwiMQB3dKbkXVG04r8IcH1E9lIi9hVD88I8Sy767Uk%3D) icon to position the legend, showing the LLMs defined to CTERA Content Services on the top of the display, the default, to the right of the display or under the display. ### Collector Status Map The collector VMs should be close to the storage and more than one collector can be defined. The **Collector Status Map** displays a map of the world with the location of each collector and whether is the collector is online, offline or has problems. ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-KP0AVTOD.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A28%3A09Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A28%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=NBwiMQB3dKbkXVG04r8IcH1E9lIi9hVD88I8Sy767Uk%3D) ### Ingested Data The **Ingested Data** panel displays where the data comes from, either by the data source or from a dataset. | By Data Source | By Dataset | | --- | --- | | ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-965FH77P.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A28%3A09Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A28%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=NBwiMQB3dKbkXVG04r8IcH1E9lIi9hVD88I8Sy767Uk%3D) | ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-2BGF3NYU.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A28%3A09Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A28%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=NBwiMQB3dKbkXVG04r8IcH1E9lIi9hVD88I8Sy767Uk%3D) | To view all the data source information, when there are more than listed, click **View All Data Sources**. To view all the dataset information, when there are more than listed, click **View All Datasets**. ### Top Usage Overview The **Top Usage Overview** panel displays the token and dollars by models, users, and experts. | Models | Users | Experts | | --- | --- | --- | | ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-6HUG8GV4.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A28%3A09Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A28%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=NBwiMQB3dKbkXVG04r8IcH1E9lIi9hVD88I8Sy767Uk%3D) | ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-1FX44Y51.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A28%3A09Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A28%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=NBwiMQB3dKbkXVG04r8IcH1E9lIi9hVD88I8Sy767Uk%3D) | ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-IU7NGZYZ.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A28%3A09Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A28%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=NBwiMQB3dKbkXVG04r8IcH1E9lIi9hVD88I8Sy767Uk%3D) | To view all the model information, when there are more than listed, click **View All Models**. To view all the users, when there are more than listed, click **View All Users**. To view all the experts, when there are more than listed, click **View All Experts**. ## Views for Navigation Pane Items The items in the navigation pane, such as **Sources**, **Schemas**, **Datasets**, can be viewed as lists or as tiles. | List View ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-RMPP0CW8.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A28%3A09Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A28%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=NBwiMQB3dKbkXVG04r8IcH1E9lIi9hVD88I8Sy767Uk%3D) | Tiles View ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-LRLY2JH9.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A28%3A09Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A28%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=NBwiMQB3dKbkXVG04r8IcH1E9lIi9hVD88I8Sy767Uk%3D) | | --- | --- | | ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-SNDXC97H.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A28%3A09Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A28%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=NBwiMQB3dKbkXVG04r8IcH1E9lIi9hVD88I8Sy767Uk%3D) | ![Image](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-8IIPKI9N.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A28%3A09Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A28%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=NBwiMQB3dKbkXVG04r8IcH1E9lIi9hVD88I8Sy767Uk%3D) |