What is saved
A saved analysis is the question and how it is shown: the measures, breakdowns, filters, date range, comparison and view. It is not a copy of today's numbers. Opening it later runs it again and shows the data as of then, so "Last month" always means the month before the day you open it.
Save Analysis and Share are off until an answer is on screen. They stay off while a new question is pending, and when Lens could not answer the analysis.
Save an analysis
- Build or ask for the analysis in Analyze.
- Click Save Analysis, top right.
- Enter a Name (up to 80 characters). Lens suggests one from the analysis.
- Optional: add a Note, such as what it is for or who asked.
- Under Who can open it, pick Only me or Everyone at your company with Lens access.
- Click Save.
The name of the saved analysis then shows in the toolbar. If you change the analysis afterwards, "Unsaved changes" appears next to it.
Open, update or remove a saved analysis
Click Saved, top right. The list shows the saved analyses for the current analysis area that you can open: your own, and those others saved for everyone. Someone else's shows their name.
| To | Do this |
|---|---|
| Open one | Click it. The analysis replaces the one on screen. |
| Update your own | Open it, change it, click Save Analysis, then Update. |
| Keep the original and save a new version | Open it, change it, click Save Analysis, then Save as a Copy. |
| Change someone else's | Open it and save. Saving makes your own copy; theirs is unchanged. |
| Remove your own | Click the × next to it in the list. |
A Definition changed badge means a measure or field the analysis uses has been changed or removed in the analysis area since it was saved. Open it and check the result before relying on it.
Share an analysis
- With the analysis on screen, click Share.
- Click Copy Link in Share This Analysis, then paste the link anywhere.
Anyone at your company with Lens access who opens the link sees the same analysis, with the data as of when they open it. The link carries the analysis itself, so it does not need to be saved first. The address bar always holds the current analysis too, so copying it from the browser works the same way.
If something the link asks for is no longer offered in the analysis area, Lens opens the rest and says "Part of this link no longer applies".
Check it worked
- After saving, the analysis is listed under Saved, and a toast confirms it.
- Open the shared link in a new browser tab: the chips under Your analysis match.