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# Publishing a Data Sheet

## Publishing a Data Sheet

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*Check out the given illustration on how to Publish a Data Sheet to the Platform homepage.*
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<figure><img src="https://859511478-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2FK5K9BMNU0rUzKGyQTSDj%2FPublishDataSheet.gif?alt=media&#x26;token=086f3712-7951-4e39-9912-2240faa52e2d" alt=""><figcaption><p>Publishing a Data Sheet to the Platform Homepage.</p></figcaption></figure>

The user can publish a data sheet by clicking the ***Publish*** icon.

* Navigate to the ***Data Sheets*** list.
* Select a Data Sheet from the Data Sheets list (E.g., Sample Data Sheet in the following image).
* Click the ***Publish*** icon for the selected Data Sheet.

<figure><img src="https://859511478-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2Ffpasr0rWyd3V14oUSjYU%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=7ba9d34a-603c-4214-a946-c83a5c348e88" alt=""><figcaption><p><em>Accessing the Publish icon for a Data Sheet</em></p></figcaption></figure>

* The ***Publish Data Sheet*** window opens.
* Select **USER LIST** or **USER GROUPS** tab to share the published Data Sheet (Use the **EXCLUDE USER** tab if you want to exclude any user from the rights to access a data sheet).
* Click the ***Save*** option.

![](https://859511478-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2FJeQl0sJkB20JCKi3iFQp%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=edbfcf53-35e6-48fb-89ba-3ff89caee0c6)​

* A confirmation message appears as shown below.

![](https://859511478-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2FpopK4qB7lIhzTytGkDqz%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=669262f1-44db-415d-8bb9-aefa2ef14a3a)​

* Another confirmation message appears to inform that the datasheet has been updated successfully.

<figure><img src="https://859511478-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2FyozF5Xv9VAKKD6602uFB%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=3fcdb517-c0b3-4f85-b7e9-107a06b4ef59" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

* The selected ***Data Sheet*** gets published on the ***My Documents*** space of all the selected user/s.

<figure><img src="https://859511478-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2FxoccyxTru9sEjbiOXD8g%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=2318c7ae-9f75-4faf-8964-b500faaf2cab" alt=""><figcaption><p><em>A published Data Sheet on the My Documents page.​</em></p></figcaption></figure>