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<strong class="alert-header">Dashboard Integration</strong>

When you configure Cypress to record tests to the
[Dashboard](/guides/dashboard/introduction) you'll see data from your latest
recorded runs in the Cypress app, increasing visibility into your test history.
If you're not sure whether you're logged in, you can always check using the
profile control in the top right of the window.
[Dashboard](/guides/dashboard/introduction), you'll see data from your latest
recorded runs in the Cypress app. This increased visibility into your test
history allows you to debug your tests faster and more effectively, all within
your local workflow.

The data used by these features is pulled from the Dashboard, so they will only
reflect test results that were
[recorded](/guides/dashboard/projects#Set-up-a-project-to-record).

If you're not sure whether you're logged in, you can always check using the
profile control in the top right of the window.

</Alert>

### The Launchpad
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<DocsImage src="/img/guides/core-concepts/cypress-app/spec-explorer.png" alt="The Spec Explorer"></DocsImage>

On choosing your browser in the Launchpad, you'll be presented with a list of
your specs, their names, locations, and data from your latest recorded runs.
Here you can launch specs by clicking them, create new blank or example specs,
or search specs by name (handy for large test suites).
your specs, their names, locations, and information about your latest recorded
runs. Here you can launch specs by clicking them, create new blank or example
specs, or search specs by name (handy for large test suites).

We've made the following spec metadata available directly in the Spec Explorer:
We've made the following spec data available directly in the Spec Explorer:

#### Last updated

This column shows when the code of this spec was last updated, using your local
system's own metadata. This metadata will vary from machine to machine, as it
reflects the state of the code as stored on that computer.
This column tells you when the code of this spec was last updated, using local
file data from git or your own filesystem. It surfaces the change history of
your tests, so you can quickly find the most relevant specs as you’re browsing
your project.

This column will vary from machine to machine, as it reflects the state of the
code as stored on that computer.

#### Latest runs

This column shows the last time the spec was run, and the last four returned
statuses. This metadata comes from the Dashboard (see [note above](#Overview))
so should be the same everywhere.
statuses. With this intelligence you can monitor, run, and fix tests locally
within CI workflows, and then further dig into your results by clicking through
to the Dashboard.

The runs data is sourced from the Dashboard (see [note above](#Overview)) so
should be the same everywhere.

#### Average duration

This column shows the average time taken to run the entire spec file, over the
last four runs. Again, this metadata comes from the Dashboard.
This column indicates the time taken to run the entire spec file, averaged over
the last four runs, so that you can quickly identify and take action to improve
the performance of your long-running tests.

Again, this analysis comes from the Dashboard.

### Project Runs

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This screen shows detailed information about the most recently recorded
[test runs](/guides/dashboard/runs) across all git branches, latest first. This
metadata comes from the Dashboard (see [note above](#Overview)) so should be the
data comes from the Dashboard (see [note above](#Overview)) so should be the
same everywhere.

The title of each run is taken from the
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