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Downloading current sheet as a PDF file with each visual on a separate page

Cloudera Data Visualization allows you to download the current sheet of a dashboard as a PDF file, with each visual from the sheet placed on a separate page. This is useful when you want to present visuals individually while preserving the context of the sheet.

Before you download the dashboard as a PDF file, make sure the download feature is enabled in site settings. For instructions, see Snapshots in Managing dashboard site settings.
  1. Open the dashboard.
    In this example, Sheet 1 of the PDF Export dashboard has two visuals.
  2. Click in the top-right corner of the dashboard to open the supplemental menu and select Download as... > PDF > One visual per page on current sheet.

    This action initiates the download of the current sheet and a message appears: Generating the requested file. Cloudera Data Visualization saves the sheet as a multi-page PDF file, including each visual on a separate page in the output.

  3. When the download is complete, open your browser’s default download folder.

    The filename is the same as the name of the dashboard, and it has a timestamp specifying the date and time when the file is created. Each visual of the dashboard sheet is on a separate page.

    In this example, the generated filename, PDF Export_20190205142003.pdf, has the following components:

    • PDF Export: Same as the dashboard name
    • 20190205: Date of download in YYYYMMDD format
    • 142003: Time of download in hhmmss format
    If the dashboard 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_20190205142003.pdf (Forward slash / is replaced with a space.)