Downloading current sheet as a PDF file

Cloudera Data Visualization allows you to download the current sheet of a dashboard as a PDF file, with all visuals in the current sheet included on a single page. This is useful for sharing or archiving snapshots of individual sheets.

In the following example, you can see how to download the current sheet (sheet 1) of the dashboard.

Before you download the sheet as a PDF file, make sure the download feature is enabled in site settings. For instructions, see Snapshots in Managing dashboard site settings.

Open the dashboard and click in the top-right corner of the dashboard to open the supplemental menu.
Click Download as... > PDF > Current Sheet.

This action initiates the download of the active sheet and a message appears: Generating the requested file. Cloudera Data Visualization saves the current sheet of the dashboard as a PDF file.

You can reach the same action using the icon in the Dashboard Designer top menu bar.
When the download is complete, open your browser’s default download folder.
In this example, the generated filename, PDF Export_20250205135933.pdf, has the following components:
- PDF Export: Same as the visual name
- 20250205: Date of download in YYYYMMDD format
- 135933: Time of download in hhmmss format
If the sheet name contains characters not supported by your file system (for example slashes), Cloudera Data Visualization replaces them automatically. For example:
- Original sheet name: PDF/Export
- Generated file name: PDF Export_20250205135933.pdf (Forward slash / is replaced with a space.)