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💡 Save views

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Data Explorer is currently a preview feature and not yet available to the public.

Building the perfect cost view takes time — selecting the right filters, groupings, date ranges, and chart configurations. Saved Views lets you preserve that work so you can return to it instantly, without reconstructing your setup every session.

Overview

With Saved Views you can:

  • Save your current Data Explorer state as a named, personal view
  • Load any saved view from your library with one click
  • Share a view with colleagues by copying a URL
  • Share globally — Tenant Admins can share views with all users on the tenant
  • Manage your views — rename or delete as needed
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Data access permissions always apply. When someone opens a shared view, they only see cost data for objects they are authorized to manage — regardless of who created the view.

Save a view

To save your current exploration state as a new view:

  1. Set up your desired Group By, filters, date range, and chart configuration in Data Explorer.
  2. Click the Save As button in the top-right toolbar.
  3. Enter a name for the view (e.g., “Weekly Org Spend” or “Pipeline Cost Triage”).
  4. Optionally, add a description explaining what the view is for.
  5. Click Save.

A confirmation message appears, and the Active View Bar displays below the page header showing the view name and when it was last saved.

Browse and load views

To open a previously saved view:

  1. Click the Views button in the top-right toolbar to open the Views panel.
  2. Browse your saved views or use the search bar to find a specific view by name.
  3. Click a view to load it.

Data Explorer applies the saved Group By, filters, date range, and chart configuration. The Active View Bar appears showing which view is active.

Global Shared Views

Tenant Admins can share views with all users on their tenant — making them available in every user’s Views panel.

To share a view globally:

  1. Open the Views panel and locate the view you want to share.
  2. Click the overflow menu (three dots) on the view and select Share with all users.
  3. Select Global from the sharing options then click Save changes.
  4. The view now appears in every user’s Views panel under a “Shared” section.
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Global Shared Views respect RBAC — all users can load the view, but each user only sees cost data for objects their role is authorized to manage.

Share a view via URL

Every Data Explorer view state is encoded in the page URL. To share a view with a colleague:

  1. Load or create the view you want to share.
  2. Click the link icon in the Active View Bar (or in the view’s overflow menu in the Views panel).
  3. The URL is copied to your clipboard.
  4. Paste and send the link to your colleague.

When your colleague opens the link, they see the same exploration state — same filters, groupings, and date range. Their data access permissions still apply, so they may see different results if their role has access to different Snowflake objects.

Rename a view

To rename a saved view or update its description:

  1. Load the view, then click the pencil icon in the Active View Bar. Or, in the Views panel, click the overflow menu (three dots) on a view and select Rename.
  2. Update the name and/or description.
  3. Click Update.

Delete a view

To delete a saved view:

  1. Open the Views panel.
  2. Click the overflow menu (three dots) on the view you want to remove.
  3. Select Delete.
  4. Confirm the deletion in the dialog that appears.
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Deleting a view cannot be undone.

Modified views (unsaved changes)

If you modify any filter, grouping, date range, or chart configuration while a saved view is loaded, Data Explorer indicates unsaved changes:

  • An asterisk (*) appears next to the view name in the Active View Bar (e.g., “*Weekly Cost Report”).
  • Two actions appear:
    • Save view — overwrite the current view with your changes
    • Revert — discard your changes and reload the original saved state

To save your modified state as a new view instead of overwriting, use the Save As button in the top toolbar.

Close a view

To exit a saved view and return to a blank Data Explorer state, click the X icon in the Active View Bar.

FAQs

Is there a limit to how many views I can save?
There is no hard limit on the number of views you can save. Use the search bar in the Views panel to find views quickly if your library grows large.
Can other users see my saved views?
By default, saved views are private to your account. However, Tenant Admins can share views globally with all users on the tenant. You can also share any view by copying and sending its URL — recipients will open the same exploration state but cannot modify your saved view.
What happens if I share a URL and the recipient doesn’t have access to the same data?
The recipient will see the same filter and grouping configuration, but Data Explorer enforces their role-based access permissions. They may see a subset of the data, or different totals, depending on which Snowflake objects their role can access. An informational banner will notify them that their permissions may limit the results shown.
What happens if a saved view references a Snowflake object that no longer exists?
The view will still load, but filters referencing deleted objects (e.g., a warehouse that has been dropped) will be gracefully ignored. You may see a notice that one or more filters were removed because the referenced object no longer exists.
Do saved views update automatically as new data comes in?
Yes. A saved view stores your exploration configuration (filters, groupings, date range), not a snapshot of the data. When you load a view, it fetches current cost data using your saved configuration. If your date range is relative (e.g., “Last 30 days”), the view always shows the latest data.
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