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In Explore, the dashboard builder is where you create dashboards, customizable spaces for organizing and sharing information. There are two versions of the dashboard builder: the legacy version, and the new dashboard builder that is still evolving.

This article compares the features currently available in the two dashboard builders. With this information, you can decide which dashboard builder meets your needs in terms of currently available functionality.

Tip: In a hurry? Check out the comparison of the most-used features to see which dashboard builder meets your needs.

This article will be updated as new features are released for the new dashboard builder.

Legacy dashboard builder

New dashboard builder

For more on creating dashboards with the new dashboard builder, see Creating dashboards.

This article contains the following topics:

  • Most-used features
  • Viewing and sharing
  • Components
  • Component options
  • Filters
  • Filter options
  • Layout
  • Dashboard options
  • Permissions
  • Auditing

Most-used features

Feature Legacy dashboard builder New dashboard builder
General availability Post–general availability
Sharing Checkmark Checkmark Checkmark
Exporting Checkmark Checkmark Checkmark
Scheduling Checkmark Checkmark Checkmark
Filtered views (Bookmark) Checkmark Checkmark Checkmark
Drill in Checkmark Checkmark Checkmark
Decompose Checkmark X (use drill in) X
Importer tool X Checkmark (Beta) Checkmark

Viewing and sharing

Feature Legacy dashboard builder New dashboard builder
General availability Post–general availability
Dashboard restrictions (New) X Checkmark Checkmark
Embeddable dashboards (New) X X Checkmark
Sharing Checkmark Checkmark Checkmark
Cloning Checkmark Checkmark Checkmark
External sharing Checkmark Checkmark Checkmark
Exporting Checkmark Checkmark Checkmark
Scheduling Checkmark Checkmark Checkmark
Set email subject and body text for scheduled deliveries Checkmark X X

Components

Feature Legacy dashboard builder New dashboard builder
General availability Post–general availability
Templates (New) X Checkmark Checkmark
Drill into live agent status (New) X Checkmark Checkmark
Tabs Checkmark Checkmark Checkmark
Clone tabs to a new dashboard Checkmark X X
Text Checkmark Checkmark Checkmark
Image Checkmark X Checkmark
Filtered views (Bookmark) Checkmark Checkmark Checkmark
Change metric Checkmark X X
Change attribute Checkmark Checkmark Checkmark
Top/Bottom Checkmark X X
What if Checkmark X X
Shape Checkmark X X
Drill into reporting data Checkmark Checkmark Checkmark
Importer tool X Checkmark (Beta) Checkmark

Component options

Feature Legacy dashboard builder New dashboard builder
General availability Post–general availability
Edit report Checkmark Checkmark Checkmark
Exclude filters Checkmark Checkmark Checkmark
Background and visualization color Checkmark Checkmark Checkmark
Tooltip Checkmark X (available in report builder) X (available in report builder)
Legend Checkmark X (available in report builder) X (available in report builder)
Send to back Checkmark X X
Other report settings Checkmark X (available in report builder) X (available in report builder)

Filters

Feature Legacy dashboard builder New dashboard builder
General availability Post–general availability
Data filter Checkmark Checkmark Checkmark
Time filter Checkmark Checkmark Checkmark
Metric filter Checkmark X X

Filter options

Feature Legacy dashboard builder New dashboard builder
General availability Post–general availability
Hide filters Checkmark

X
(Dashboard restrictions)

X
(Dashboard restrictions)

Link filters Checkmark Checkmark Checkmark

Time filter - Rolling range options

Checkmark Checkmark Checkmark

Time filter - Custom date ranges

Checkmark Checkmark Checkmark

Data filter - Exclude and select all values

Checkmark X Checkmark

Global filters - Apply time and data filters to multiple tabs

Checkmark X Checkmark

Layout

Feature Legacy dashboard builder New dashboard builder
General availability Post–general availability
Single layer layout (New) X Checkmark Checkmark
Compaction type (New) X Checkmark Checkmark
Snap to grid (New) X Checkmark Checkmark
Height Checkmark
(Manual)
Checkmark
(Dynamic)
Checkmark
(Dynamic)
Undo/redo Checkmark Checkmark Checkmark
Paint size Checkmark X X
Paint format Checkmark X X
Automatically reorganize components Checkmark X
(Snap to grid)
X
(Snap to grid)
Font Checkmark X X
Tab fill color Checkmark X X
Fit to one screen Checkmark X X

Dashboard options

Feature Legacy dashboard builder New dashboard builder
General availability Post–general availability
Export options Checkmark Checkmark Checkmark
Export a single report Checkmark X X
Interaction options Checkmark Gathering interest
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Slide options Checkmark X X
Title options Checkmark X X

Permissions

Feature Legacy dashboard builder New dashboard builder
General availability Post–general availability
Role per dashboard (New) X X Checkmark

Auditing

Feature Legacy dashboard builder New dashboard builder
General availability Post–general availability
Dashboard activity (New) X X Checkmark
Version control (New) X X Checkmark

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