From e1f00558cd90020e83b42e53cd90eee33db06588 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Grot (@grafanabot)" <43478413+grafanabot@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 26 May 2023 00:00:35 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] [v10.0.x] docs: Update "Create reports" doc to clarify custom time ranges and add information about drafts (#69093) docs: Update "Create reports" doc to clarify custom time ranges and add information about drafts (#69015) * Update index.md Clarify that changes to dashboard time range are only reflected in the report if they are not using a custom time range. Add information regarding saving a report as a draft. * Update docs/sources/dashboards/create-reports/index.md Co-authored-by: Isabel <76437239+imatwawana@users.noreply.github.com> * running prettier --------- Co-authored-by: Isabel <76437239+imatwawana@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Isabel Matwawana (cherry picked from commit 9a5262d5c82a3c3f144e1d7de55ad266d43e52ab) Co-authored-by: chrisharbro <102977229+chrisharbro@users.noreply.github.com> --- docs/sources/dashboards/create-reports/index.md | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/sources/dashboards/create-reports/index.md b/docs/sources/dashboards/create-reports/index.md index bf9c631374e..251f2ed078e 100644 --- a/docs/sources/dashboards/create-reports/index.md +++ b/docs/sources/dashboards/create-reports/index.md @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Reporting enables you to automatically generate PDFs from any of your dashboards {{< figure src="/static/img/docs/enterprise/reports_list_8.1.png" max-width="500px" >}} --> -Any changes you make to a dashboard used in a report are reflected the next time the report is sent. For example, if you change the time range in the dashboard, then the time range in the report also changes. +Any changes you make to a dashboard used in a report are reflected the next time the report is sent. For example, if you change the time range in the dashboard, then the time range in the report also changes, unless you've configured a custom time range. For information about recent improvements to the reporting UI, refer to [Grafana reporting: How we improved the UX in Grafana](https://grafana.com/blog/2022/06/29/grafana-reporting-how-we-improved-the-ux-in-grafana/). @@ -69,6 +69,14 @@ Only organization administrators can create reports by default. You can customiz - **Send test email:** To verify that the configuration works as expected. You can choose to send this email to the recipients configured for the report, or to a different set of email addresses only used for testing. 1. Preview and save the report. +### Save as draft + +{{% admonition type="note" %}} +Available in [Grafana Enterprise]({{< relref "../../introduction/grafana-enterprise/" >}}) version 9.1.0 and later and [Grafana Cloud Pro and Advanced](/docs/grafana-cloud/). +{{% /admonition %}} + +You can save a report as a draft at any point during the report creation or update process. You can save a report as a draft even if it's missing required fields. Also, the report won't be sent according to its schedule while it's a draft. + ### Choose template variables {{% admonition type="note" %}}