# Publish a Dashboard

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***Publishing a Dashboard***
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Dashboards need to be published for end-users to access them. This section explains the steps to publish dashboards.

## Publishing to Portal <a href="#publishing-to-portal" id="publishing-to-portal"></a>

* Click the ***Manage*** option on the Designer homepage.
* Select and click on a workspace from the list of Workspaces.
* Select a Dashboard from the list of the saved dashboards under the selected workspace.
* Click the ***Publish to Portal*** icon.

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* The ***Publish*** dialog box appears to assure the action with the dashboard name and description.
* Select ***Folder Location*** using the drop-down icon.&#x20;
  * The supported folders are ***My Documents*** and ***Public Documents***.
* The user needs to specify a user or user group using the following options:
  * **User List**: To select a user or multiple users by using a checkmark in the box.
  * **User Groups**: To select a user group or multiple user groups by using a checkmark in the box.
  * **Exclude User**: To exclude a user or multiple users by using a checkmark in the box.
* Click the ***Publis*****h** option.

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* Two consecutive notification messages appear to assure the completion of the action.​

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* The selected dashboard gets published at the desired place.

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## Republish  <a href="#republish" id="republish"></a>

* For the published dashboard, the below-given dialog box appears while clicking the ***Publish to Portal*** icon.
* Select an action option out of ***Re-Publish*** or ***Publish as New***.

  * The ***Republish*** option if selected displays the following details:

    * The available version(s) of the published dashboard. The user can select a version to republish.
    * The selected user(s) or user group(s) gets appeared in the dialog box.

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## Publish as New <a href="#publish-as-new" id="publish-as-new"></a>

* The ***Publish as New*** action allows the user to publish the selected dashboard as new.
* Select Use(s) or User Group(s) using either USER LIST or USER GROUPS tab.
* Select the desired user(s) or user group(s) using check marks in the given check boxes.

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* *Click the **Publish** option to complete the action of republishing a dashboard or Publishing a Dashboard as New.*
* *Click the **Publish** option even to Exclude a user from the rights to access a dashboard.*

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* Each published Dashboard gets a set of options to be performed on it. Refer to [***Options for a Published Dashboard*** ](https://docs.bdb.ai/interacting-with-platform-4/homepage/document-folders-in-progress/document-options/options-for-a-published-dashboard)section provided under the [***Document Options***](https://docs.bdb.ai/interacting-with-platform-4/homepage/document-folders-in-progress/document-options) to get more details on it.
* *The selected user receives an email from the BDB Support Team after the selected Dashboard gets ​published to the user.*

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