You can share a link to a dashboard with external users who do not have a Zendesk account. The link can also be used to display the dashboard on a television or monitor. Users will have view-only access to the dashboard with the following security measures:
- Interaction options are disabled when you share dashboards externally. For details about interaction options, see Interacting with dashboards and Interacting with reports.
- Any IP restrictions configured in your Zendesk instance will be enforced and links will only be accessible from that IP range. For details about IP restrictions, see Restricting access to Zendesk Support and your Help Center using IP restrictions.
- When sharing a dashboard outside Zendesk, all data returned by the dashboard is available to viewers. Dashboard restrictions still apply.
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Turning on external link sharing
Before you can start sharing external links, an admin must turn this on from the Explore admin menu.
To turn on external link sharing
- In Explore, click the Settings icon () in the left sidebar.
- Select the Sharing tab.
- Turn on the Public links to dashboards setting.
- Click Save.
You can now create public links to dashboards.
Sharing an external link to a dashboard
To share a dashboard externally
- Depending on where you are in Explore, take one of the following actions:
- From an open dashboard: Click Share.
- From a dashboard in preview mode: Click Share.
- From the dashboards library: Click the options menu () to the right of your dashboard's name and select Share.
- Click Edit.
- In the Public link settings window, click Enable link sharing.
- In the Password field, enter a secure password for the dashboard. The
password must have at least:
- 10 characters
- 1 uppercase character
- 1 lowercase character
- 1 number
- 1 symbol
If you don't want to password-protect the dashboard, clear the Password protected checkbox (not recommended).
Important: If a user attempts to access a password-protected dashboard and enters an incorrect password five times, the dashboard becomes inaccessible for all users for five minutes. - Click Save.
The Share dashboard page indicates that link sharing is now on. You can click Edit to modify your settings or Copy link to copy the dashboard link to your computer's clipboard.
Users can click the link to open the dashboard in a web browser or display the dashboard on a television or monitor.
Disabling external link sharing
You can turn off external link sharing at any time. This is especially useful in situations where you suspect that one or more dashboards with sensitive data have been inappropriately shared externally.
When you turn off external link sharing, any existing shared links are disabled. If you decide to re-enable external link sharing, you will need to create new external links for any dashboards you want to share.
To disable external link sharing
- In Explore, open the Admin menu () in the left panel, then select Dashboard sharing permissions ().
- On the Dashboard sharing permissions page, deselect Enable creating public links to dashboards.
- Click Save.