Copying widgets on a dashboard in DataLens On-premises

You can copy and paste an existing widget onto your dashboard.

When copying widgets from a dashboard or report, consider the following:

From a dashboard

From a report

You can copy widgets from any dashboard tab you have access to.
Widgets available for copying: title, text, chart, selector, or selector (JS).
To copy a widget from a dashboard:
1. In the left-hand panel, click Dashboards and select the dashboard you need.
2. At the top of the page, click Edit.
3. On the dashboard, next to the widget, click → Copy.

You can copy widgets from any report page you have access to.
Widgets available for copying: title, text, chart, selector, or selector (JS).
You cannot copy images from a report to a dashboard.
To copy a title, text, or chart from a report:
1. In the left-hand panel, select Reports and select the report.
2. On the dashboard, next to the widget, click → Copy.
To copy a selector from a report:
1. In the left-hand panel, select Reports and select the report.
2. At the top right, click .
3. On the right, in the Selectors window, click .
4. Next to the selector, click → Copy.

Note

You cannot paste widgets with links to objects from another workbook.
To use an object in a different workbook, copy all linked objects from the source workbook into the target workbook.

To paste a copied widget onto your dashboard:

In the left-hand panel, click Dashboards and select the dashboard you need. If you do not have a dashboard, create one.
At the top of the page, click Edit.
Select the dashboard tab you want to paste the widget onto.
In the panel at the bottom of the page, hold down Paste and drag the widget to a desired area.
Resize the widget and drag it where you need on the page.
In the top-right corner of the dashboard, click Save.

Copying a widget