Importing dashboards

You can import dashboards from other users for use, or you can import dashboards from another Catalog on your system. [V5.0.5 or later]If Spaces are enabled in a Catalog, you can also import dashboards from a Space.

Dashboards can be imported from .json files that contain one or more exported dashboard definitions.

Note: JSON files that contain a combination of exported visualizations and dashboards can also be imported as described in the following steps.

Before you begin

[V5.0.5 or later]To import dashboards, you must either be the owner of the API provider organization, or be assigned a role that has the Analytics > Manage permission for the selected Catalog or Space. If you import a dashboard into a Catalog, the analytics data is scoped at the Catalog level, and if imported into a Space, the data is scoped to that Space. For information about enabling Spaces in a new or existing Catalog, see Creating and configuring Catalogs and Enabling Spaces in a Catalog. For more information about assigning Catalog or Space permissions to a role, see Managing Catalog membership and Managing Space membership.

Procedure

To import one or more dashboards, complete the following steps:

  1. From a dashboard, click the Load Saved Dashboard icon The Load Saved Dashboard icon.
    The list of saved dashboards is displayed.
  2. [V5.0.7 or later]Click Manage Dashboards to open the Manage Saved Objects page.
    [V5.0.6 and earlier]Click Manage dashboards to open the Manage Saved Objects page.

    This page contains separate tabs that show a listing of all your saved dashboards and visualizations, and the total counts. [V5.0.7 or later]The Dashboards tab is displayed by default. [V5.0.6 and earlier]The dashboards tab is displayed by default.

  3. [V5.0.7 or later]Click the Import button.
    [V5.0.6 and earlier]Click the Import icon The Import icon.
  4. Navigate to the location where the .json file is stored and select the file to import it. If the file contains any dashboards that will overwrite existing ones on your system, confirm the overwrite when prompted.

    [V5.0.7 or later]All dashboards in the .json file are added as individual objects to the Dashboards tab.

    [V5.0.5 and V5.0.6]All dashboards in the .json file are added as individual objects to the dashboards tab.

    [V5.0.4 and earlier]All dashboards in the .json file are added as individual objects to the dashboards tab and will be visible when you next access the Manage Saved Objects page.

  5. [V5.0.7 or later]Click the Close button to close the page and return to the dashboard.
    Click the Close icon The Close icon to close the page and return to the dashboard.