# Migrating a Dashboard

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*Check out the walk-through on how to import a Dashboard using the GIT Migration option.*
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* Navigate to the ***Admin Module.*** &#x20;
* Click the ***Menu*** icon to open the admin menu panel.  &#x20;

![Accessing the Admin module](/files/EJ1CDffKeUMieBiYD58l)

* Click the ***GIT Migration*** option from the Menu Panel.

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* Click the ***Import file*** option that appears.&#x20;

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* Click the ***Import*** option that appears on the next page.&#x20;

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* The ***Migration-Document Import*** screen appears.
* Select the ***New VCS*** for the ***Version Control Configuration***.
* The ***Select a Module*** drop-down menu bar appears at the top-right side of the screen.     &#x20;

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* Select the ***Dashboard*** module.
* A list of the exported dashboards appears on the left side of the page.                                            &#x20;

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* Use the search bar to search for a dashboard. (Ex. Migration)
* The customized list appears based on the searched term.                                          &#x20;

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* Select a dashboard and click to open the details.
* The various versions (if available in the GIT) of the selected dashboard appear.                                               &#x20;

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* Select a version using the checkbox.
* Some more information about the selected dashboard gets displayed.
* Click the ***Migrate*** option.                                                                       &#x20;

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* The ***Data Connector Details*** dialog window appears to configure a data connector.&#x20;
* The user gets two choices to configure the data connector:

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#### Use Existing Connector

* Let the checkmark be in the given checkbox to use an existing connector.
* Select a data connector from the drop-down menu.
* Click the ***Save*** option to save the configured data connector details.&#x20;

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{% hint style="info" %} <mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark> *When the selected Dashboard displays multiple connectors, the user must select them all with the **Use Existing Connector** option to load all the charts under the selected Dashboard.*
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#### Create a New Data Connector:&#x20;

* Select the ***Create New Connector*** option.
* Provide the required details: Username, Password, PI/Host, Database Name
* Click the ***Save*** option.     &#x20;

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* A notification message appears, and the selected dashboard gets migrated to the Designer module.

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* Navigate to the ***Designer*** module.
* The migrated dashboard gets added to the ***Manage*** section.   &#x20;

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&#x20;<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark> *Click the **GIT Export** icon to export the selected dashboard to GIT. All the exported Dashboards can be imported using the Import File option of the GIT Migration.*
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