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title: Sections Dashboard
description: "The **Sections** view within the Component Analytics dashboard in Assette provides a detailed and categorized summary of all sections used in content creation across your organization. Sections are fundamental components of templates, acting as reusable content blocks that help streamline…"
url: "https://learn.assette.com/docs/sections-dashboard/"
updated: "2025-08-28"
category: Users / Analytics / Component Analytics / Section Analytics
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# Sections Dashboard

The **Sections** view within the Component Analytics dashboard in Assette provides a detailed and categorized summary of all sections used in content creation across your organization. Sections are fundamental components of templates, acting as reusable content blocks that help streamline the assembly of client-ready materials. Monitoring sections enables teams to maintain consistency, identify content reuse opportunities, and ensure structural alignment across different types of documents.

![Sections Dashboard 1](https://learn.assette.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/image-18-1024x488.png)

## Accessing the Sections Dashboard

To access the Sections view:

1. Navigate to the top menu and select **Analytics → Components**.
2. Within the Component Analytics dashboard, locate the **Sections** card.

This feature is accessible to all users and provides a centralized view of section components used throughout the platform.

## Section Composition and Metrics

The Sections card in the dashboard presents the total number of section components and a breakdown by section type. These include:

- **Smart Pages**: These are sections built for Smart Docs and support dynamic content and formatting. Smart Pages are further categorized by output format:
  - PowerPoint
  - Word
  - Excel
- **Web Sections**: Designed for web-based documents, these sections support interactive and responsive layouts.
- **Commentary Sections**: Focused on narrative content, these sections typically house commentary or insights and are used in both Smart and Web documents.

Each card also displays the following metadata:

- The **most recently created** section, along with the creation date.
- The **most recently edited** section, along with the last modified date.

By hovering over the date, users can see the editor’s name and the exact timestamp for greater traceability.

This detailed information helps users identify how and when sections have been modified, facilitating version control and content governance.

## Viewing Section Dependencies

To identify where a section is used, refer to **X-Ray**. X-Ray provides complete traceability for all content components in Assette, showing how sections are integrated into other documents and templates. To do this, simply click on the X-Ray icon on the right-hand side of the screen, next to the desired component.

![Sections Dashboard 2](https://learn.assette.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/image-22-1024x615.png)

## Advanced Search and Filtering

The **Advanced Filter** option allows you to refine results by applying detailed content classifications. This functionality is available across different component types such as data objects, data blocks, and brand themes. By using these filters, users can quickly narrow down large sets of items to locate specific components that meet defined criteria.

Filters can be applied across multiple dimensions, including:

- **Labels**: Classify content by categories such as “Consider as” or “Content Bin” to organize and identify items based on purpose or type.
- **Limitations**: Restrict results based on intended content type, strategy, asset class, account, product, or other relevant attributes.
- **Data Ingredients**: Identify dependencies or underlying data sources connected to the component.

As filters are applied, a summary panel displays selected classifications, making it easier to review and adjust before confirming. This structured filtering ensures greater efficiency when auditing, troubleshooting, or analyzing how components are used throughout the platform.

Once the desired filters are selected, click **Apply** to update the view.

## Additional Resources

- [Component Analytics](https://learn.assette.com/docs/component-analytics/)
- [X-Ray View Overview](https://learn.assette.com/docs/x-ray-view/)