Processing device(s) cause display of a dashboard-creation graphical interface that includes a modifiable dashboard template and a key performance indicator (KPI)-selection interface for selecting a KPI indicating how a service provided by one or more entities is performing at one or more points in time. Each entity is associated with machine data. A KPI is defined by a search query that derives value(s) for the KPI from the machine data associated with the entities that provide the service. The processing device(s) receive through the KPI-selection interface a selection of a particular KPI and a selection of a location in the dashboard template corresponding to a location for displaying a KPI widget in a dashboard based on the dashboard template. The KPI widget provides a representation of value(s) for the particular KPI. The processing device(s) cause display of an identifier for the particular KPI at the location in the dashboard template.