> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://cubed3-feat-druid-driver-streaming.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Dashboards

> Curate and share polished views of your workbook reports with stakeholders as interactive dashboards.

Dashboards let you select and organize reports from your workbooks into polished, shareable views for your team and stakeholders. Transform your exploratory analysis into production-ready deliverables by choosing which insights to highlight and present.

## Use cases

Dashboards enable you to:

* **Monitor key metrics** – Display critical business indicators that refresh with live data
* **Distribute analysis** – Package your findings into reports for regular distribution
* **Build data tools** – Develop specialized applications powered by your semantic layer
* **Present insights** – Showcase important discoveries in a polished, accessible format

## How it works

In the dashboard builder inside your [workbook][ref-workbooks], select the reports you want to include and arrange them on the canvas alongside other [widgets][ref-widgets] to tell your data story, then publish the dashboard. This gives stakeholders direct access to the insights that matter most, without the complexity of the underlying analysis.

## Download as PNG or PDF

Open a published dashboard, click the **More actions** (`⋯`) button in the
header, and choose **Download as PNG** or **Download as PDF**. The file is
named after the dashboard's title.

The download is a server-rendered snapshot — Cube re-opens the dashboard,
waits for every widget to finish rendering, and captures the result. This
can take up to a couple of minutes for large dashboards. Filter or time
grain selections you change in your browser before clicking **Download**
are not applied; the snapshot uses the dashboard's saved state.

Available to users with **Manage** permission on the workbook that owns
the dashboard. The same screenshot mechanism powers PNG/PDF attachments on
[notifications][ref-notifications] sent after a [scheduled
refresh][ref-scheduled-refreshes].

[ref-workbooks]: /docs/explore-analyze/workbooks

[ref-widgets]: /docs/explore-analyze/dashboards/widgets

[ref-notifications]: /docs/explore-analyze/notifications

[ref-scheduled-refreshes]: /docs/explore-analyze/scheduled-refreshes