Downloading a visual as a CSV file

You can save the underlying data used in a visual to a CSV file in Cloudera Data Visualization. This is useful for further analysis or offline data sharing. The downloaded file name reflects the visual’s name and includes a timestamp indicating when it was created.

This feature is available for all visual types. When you download a visual as a CSV file, Cloudera Data Visualization captures it as a single-page document that includes the visual. The downloaded CSV file preserves display formatting, allowing you to sort and calculate data immediately, without additional cleanup.

Before you download the visual as CSV file, make sure the Enable "Download as CSV/Excel" by default feature is enabled in site settings. For instructions, see Visuals in Managing dashboard site settings.

Click the icon in the top-right corner of the visual and select Download as... > CSV.

A message appears: Generating the requested file and Cloudera Data Visualization saves the visual to a CSV file.
When the download is complete, open your browser’s default download folder.
In this example, the generated file name, Table_Visual_20250714093845.csv, has the following components:
- Table_Visual: Same as the visual name
- 20250714: Date of download in YYYYMMDD format
- 093845: Time of download in hhmmss format
If the visual name contains characters not supported by your file system (for example slashes), Cloudera Data Visualization replaces them automatically. For example:
- Original visual name: Table/Visual
- Generated file name: Table_Visual_20250714093845.csv (Forward slash / is replaced with an underscore _)