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.
This article will be updated as new features are released for the new dashboard builder.
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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 | ||
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Decompose | ![]() |
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Importer tool | ![]() |
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Viewing and sharing
Feature | Legacy dashboard builder | New dashboard builder | |
General availability | Post–general availability | ||
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Sharing | ![]() |
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Cloning | ![]() |
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External sharing | ![]() |
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Exporting | ![]() |
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Scheduling | ![]() |
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Components
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Tabs | ![]() |
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Text | ![]() |
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Image | ![]() |
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Change metric | ![]() |
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Change attribute | ![]() |
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Top/Bottom | ![]() |
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What if | ![]() |
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Shape | ![]() |
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Importer tool | ![]() |
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Component options
Feature | Legacy dashboard builder | New dashboard builder | |
General availability | Post–general availability | ||
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Exclude filters | ![]() |
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Background and visualization color | ![]() |
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Tooltip | ![]() |
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Legend | ![]() |
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Send to back | ![]() |
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Other report settings | ![]() |
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Filters
Feature | Legacy dashboard builder | New dashboard builder | |
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Data filter | ![]() |
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Time filter | ![]() |
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Metric filter | ![]() |
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Filter options
Feature | Legacy dashboard builder | New dashboard builder | |
General availability | Post–general availability | ||
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Link filters | ![]() |
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Time filter - Rolling range options |
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Data filter - Exclude and select all values |
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Global filters - Apply time and data filters to multiple tabs |
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Layout
Feature | Legacy dashboard builder | New dashboard builder | |
General availability | Post–general availability | ||
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Snap to grid (New) | ![]() |
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Height |
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Undo/redo | ![]() |
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Paint size | ![]() |
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Automatically reorganize components | ![]() |
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Font | ![]() |
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Dashboard options
Feature | Legacy dashboard builder | New dashboard builder | |
General availability | Post–general availability | ||
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Gathering interest Submit your comments and votes here. |
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Title options | ![]() |
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Permissions
Feature | Legacy dashboard builder | New dashboard builder | |
General availability | Post–general availability | ||
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Auditing
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General availability | Post–general availability | ||
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100 comments
Sandra redk Light
Hi, the advanced time filters in the new Dashboard have changed a bit from the current one, and doesn't match with the time filters we can use in reports.

We're missing a lot the option to select number of days, weeks, months in the past (see image). Is there something planned to be added in the future? It is an essential feature for us, so I hope so.
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Lex
Will a metric filter ever be available for the new dashboard builder? We currently use it to remove blank values and in times when we want to focus on top/bottom values.
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Jahn
+1 to Sandra's request.
Apparently, the advance filter on the new builder is not that advanced anymore. Hope we can add the advance filter back as it was before.
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Mihail Karakashev
I am missing the advanced time filter badly. While possible to arrive at most time ranges via the calendar it is not as user-friendly plus it doesn't allow to view X hours in the past. This is critical for some intraday reports we run. Please add this again on priority.
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Sandra redk Light
I am quite surprised to see the Decompose functionality in this list as functionality that will not be maintained.
Can you please let me know when this information was added? I follow this migration process very closely and I don't remember noticing it as a limitation before, when it was announced.
This is a functionality that is in high demand, as Drill in does not do the same by not keeping the chart type. Is there a specific place where we as users can request these tools back in the Dashboard builder, just like the attribute change?
Walter Bellante
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Walter Bellante
Hi @Sandra Redk Light,
Thank you for sharing your feedback.
The decompose feature was never intended to be included in the new dashboard builder. However, we recently realized it wasn't explicitly mentioned and decided to add it to the list.
You can request the feature by creating a post in this section.
Regards,
Walter
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David Wexelblat
Walter Bellante I find removal of the Top/Bottom component incomprehensible. That you can set the report to show Top/Bottom X is not in any way a viable alternative. That is static, and placing the report on the dashboard will show only those settings.
We have an “Issues” field on our tickets. I want my dashboard to show the top/bottom X most/least-prevalent issues, selected by the dashboard viewer, not statically chosen by me when creating the report placed on the dashboard.
I can find no way to build such capability with the new dashboard builder. All I can think of is to create TWO reports, one with a Top X, place that on the main tab, and then a second one with ALL issues, on its own tab.
I consider this a bug/breakage, not a new feature to be requested.
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Anita
The Change Attribute/Metric was to be implemented post GA. Is there a specific timeline for when we can expect this?
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Julia DiGregorio
This is not ready for prime time. When you migrate all scheduling is lost, you can not longer hide filters, you can't change font size on the dashboard report names, you can't change shapes, there is no save option, the manage data restrictions are only good while in the dashboard but are lost on scheduling, the report names on the dashboard show the filters, and the PDF quality is horrible
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Tech support
I wouldn't consider it an upgrade to the Explore. Seeing so many features being removed is a total downgrade to me.
Many features will be removed that we are using in almost every dashboard such as:
- Change attribute;
- Metric filter;
- Top/Bottom;
- Even report settings will be gone.
- Tooltips (we are using custom tooltips to have as much context on our graphs as needed)
Please explain the full reasoning behind removing these features with the new Explore builder.
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