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Navigate the report workspace

Find report, data, SQL, chat, filters, inspection, editing, presentation, and keyboard controls.

X4 Tech SolutionsUpdated September 10, 20264 min read

The report workspace brings pages, data, conversations, filters, and inspection into one place. Use the header to choose the workspace area and the surrounding panels to focus an edit or explore a result.

The controls available to you depend on your report role and the selected page or visual.

Find the main areas

AreaWhat you can do
ReportView and edit native or HTML pages.
DataManage report connections and inspect or edit supported connection models.
SQLRun and save read-only queries in SQL Playground.
Page listSelect, add, edit, duplicate, delete, or manage the visibility of pages.
Data ChatAsk questions and build or refine the report.
Assistant / Adjust / Data inspectorWork with selected native or HTML visual context.
FiltersInspect and edit the applicable filter scopes.

A selected connection controls current data browsing. Existing visuals and HTML datasets retain their own saved connection.

Use the report toolbar

ControlPurpose
Data connection controlOpen report source setup and connection management.
Upload FileImport a CSV as a queryable connection.
Manage AccessInspect or manage report sharing according to your role.
Report filesOpen the shared reference-file and image library.
InstructionsEdit lasting report-level AI instructions.
Data ChatOpen or restore the report conversation workspace.
Native visual buttonsCreate a line graph, bar graph, bar chart, card, table, pie chart, or scatter plot on a native page.
Rectangle / Text BoxAdd native layout objects.
Undo / RedoRestore supported workspace edits.
Preview pageReview the page in its viewing presentation.

HTML pages replace native creation controls with their relevant Source, Refresh live data, and Page history controls. Chat can create their datasets and visuals.

Select and inspect objects

Click a visual to inspect it. Native canvas selection supports multiple objects, including modifier-key selection and selection gestures. Use the selected set in a chat request when you want a coordinated edit.

The inspector keeps presentation and data controls close to the selected object. Adjust exposes supported properties and SQL; HTML visuals use their dataset selector and query editor. Data shows the relevant data context.

Example prompt
Inspect every selected visual. Align their formatting and titles with
the report instructions, then explain which objects were updated.

Selection at submission time accompanies the message. Clicking a different object afterward does not change the targets of an active run.

Arrange the workspace

Expand, collapse, or resize available panels to give the page or conversation more room. Minimize Data Chat when you want to inspect the report, then restore it without starting a new conversation.

The page list separates native and HTML pages. The conversation list organizes named chats associated with the report.

Moving a panel changes your working view, not the data definition. Native canvas movement and resizing change report objects and can be saved.

Use editing and presentation modes

On native pages, Lock view mode prevents accidental layout editing; Unlock edit mode restores editing controls where your role permits them.

Preview page opens the presentation experience. Use the header page selector to navigate and Edit to return when available.

A locked view does not grant or revoke access. A person with View permission does not gain editing rights by changing a layout preference. See Sharing and access.

Keyboard controls

ShortcutAction
Enter in the chat composerSend an available draft.
Shift+Enter in the composerInsert a line break.
Ctrl/Cmd+Z in the workspaceUndo an available workspace edit.
Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Z or Ctrl/Cmd+YRedo an available workspace edit.

Text editors can handle their own editing shortcuts. Use the visible controls when focus is in a source or query editor and you intend to restore a report-level change.

Understand disabled controls

A control may be unavailable because you lack editing access, no page or connection is selected, a save is in progress, or the action does not apply to that page type.

Invisible pages remain visible to editors but can only have their visibility changed by report Owners or Admins. Organization and team roles do not substitute for report permissions.

Continue with Reports and pages, Native visuals, or HTML pages.

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