---
title: About templates
description: This article provides information about templates and predefined dashboards.
url: https://docs.tealium.com/server-side/insights/about-templates/
---
Insights Templates enable you to generate predefined dashboards, such as `Total Events Count` or `Total Visits Count`, on demand. 

## How it works

A template consists of a dataset, an analysis, and a dashboard. A dataset is a collection of data in a database to be displayed in a dashboard. An analysis specifies the database fields and the visuals displayed in the dashboard.

The **Template Details** screen displays example of each of the visuals for the dashboard and a summary of information for each dataset used in the template.

For example, the following **Template Details** example shows a visual for the total events count dashboard:
![](https://docs.tealium.com/images/server-side/data-insights/data-insights-template-details.png)

The dataset information is displayed after the visuals, as follows:
![](https://docs.tealium.com/images/server-side/data-insights/data-insights-templates-dataset-info.png)

## Templates for predefined dashboards

The templates for the following predefined dashboards are based on predefined attributes from DataAccess (AudienceDB or EventDB):
* **Total Events Count**  
Displays information about event counts over time, event types, and the most frequently visited pages.
* **Total Visits Count**  
Displays information about visits, total events count per visit, visit duration. 
* **Total Visitors Count**  
Displays information about visitors and visitor activity.

The data displayed in the events count, visits count, and visitors count dashboards is refreshed once a day, at night.

## Template status

The templates listed on the **Templates** screen may have one of the following labels:
* **Generated** – The dashboard has been generated and can be viewed on the dashboards screen. For example: ![](https://docs.tealium.com/images/server-side/data-insights/generated-label.png)

If a template has no label, the dashboard has not been generated.