Insights Classic: Edit a Report

Edit a classic Insights report to make changes such as adding and removing data, changing the chart type, renaming the report, and more. For dynamic dashboards, please visit the Managing Reports for Insights Dynamic Dashboards article.

 
User Permissions Needed: Account Administrator, Reports Viewer With Cost, Reports Viewer
Insights Permissions: Can Edit

Edit an Insights Report from a Dashboard

1. In the left navigation, hover over Insights, then select the Custom dashboard that contains the custom report you want to edit.
2. Select the dashboard tab where the report appears.
3. Hover over the report then select the More (“   ”) icon.
   
4. In the report info popup that appears, select View This Report. The report editor opens.
   
5. See the How to Make Changes to an Insights Report section for next steps.

Edit an Insights Report via the Advanced Editor

1. In the left navigation, hover over Insights, then select any dashboard.
2. Below the dashboard name, click Open in Advanced Editor.
   
3. You'll receive a confirmation dialog alerting you that the Advanced Editor is for experienced Insights users. To continue, click OK.
4. From the app bar, select Reports.
   
5. You can use the folders to the left to navigate to the report.
   
6. From the list, select the report you’d like to edit. The report editor opens.
   
7. See the How to Make Changes to an Insights Report section for next steps.

How to Make Changes to an Insights Report

1. After you've opened the report editor from a dashboard or in the Advanced Editor, use the What button to add metrics (i.e. calculated or aggregated data) and the How button to add attributes (i.e. text values that break down the data in different ways). Use the facts, attributes, and metrics table to find the data you need to create reports you want.
   
   For more details about the various options in the report editor, please see the Getting Started with the Insights Report Editor article. For information about creating custom metrics, see the Creating Custom Metrics for Insights article.
2. You can use the Filter option to manually add report-level filters. Report-level filters allow you to limit the data in a report when it first loads.
   
   Note: On a dashboard, report-level filters will combine with dashboard filters. However, if a dashboard filter references the same attribute or metric as a report-level filter, the dashboard filter will override the report-level filter.
3. Click Done to generate the report.
   
   
   Tip: You can use your browser’s back and forward buttons to undo and redo changes.
4. Use the chart icons to change the chart type.
   
5. Select Options > Settings to change the report name, description, tags, folder, and visibility.
   
6. Click Save to save your changes to the report.
   
7. If you edited the report from a dashboard, you’ll be returned to the dashboard. You can then save the dashboard.