# Dashboards for QA automation

Metabase makes it easy for everyone to build a dashboard for QA automation.

## What’s a QA automation dashboard?

A dashboard for QA automation collects the most important information about your quality assurance and testing programs.

## Why build a dashboard for QA automation?

### Everything in one place

Get everyone on the same page by collecting your most important metrics into a single view.

### Share your perspective

Take your data wherever it needs to go by embedding it in your internal wikis, websites, and content.

### Unlock exploration

Empower your team to measure their own progress and explore new paths to achieve their goals.

## What should I track on my dashboard for QA automation?

Every team is different, but sometimes it helps to start with some examples. Here are our top 8 QA automation metrics to start tracking on your dashboards.

### Top 8 QA automation metrics

- Automation script effectiveness
- Automation pass rate
- Total test duration
- Unit test coverage
- Test cases by requirement
- Number of defects, bugs, errors, found in testing
- Total tests executed
- Percentage of broken builds

## How to use Metabase to build QA automation dashboards

### Step 1. Skip the custom quote

That's right, no sales calls necessary—just sign up, and get running in under 5 minutes.

### Step 2. Plugin your database

We connect to the most popular production databases and data warehouses.

### Step 3. Build your dashboards

Invite your team and start building dashboards—no SQL required.

## Get started with Metabase

- Free, no-commitment trial
- Easy for everyone—no SQL required
- Up and running in 5 minutes