Select a data view

You can select a data view from the drop-down menu or select a data view from a cell and automatically update your data block with a new data view.

Select data view from a cell

Selecting a data view from a cell makes it easy to refresh data blocks using different data views. Instead of creating completely new reports with separate data blocks, you can refresh data blocks with a data view selected from a cell.

Selecting a data view from a cell is helpful when you have:

• Multiple data views that are similar or identical to each other in structure.
• Complicated data block formats that include customized components and layouts.

To select a data view from a cell, first build a data block and assign multiple data views to a cell outside of your data block. Then, use the Data view from cell panel to refresh your data blocks from different data views.

1. Create a data block. For information about creating a data block, see Create a data block.

2. Select in Data views.

3. Select a cell using outside of the data block.

4. Add one or more data views from the Select data views to add to data view from cell using drag and drop. Alternatively, you can double select a data view to add the data view to the Data views included list.

   • You can use Select data views to search for data views.
   • Use to open a context menu so you can move data views up or down in the Data views included list.
   • Use to delete a data view from the Data views included list.
   

5. Select Apply to apply the selected data views to the selected cell.

Change the data view from a cell

1. Select the data view cell location in your sheet.

2. In the Report Builder hub, select the Data views from cell link in Quick edit.

3. Select a data view from the Data view drop-down menu.

   

4. Optional, select Refresh data block(s) upon change.

5. Select Apply. Report Builder refreshes the data block based on the selected data view.