The report settings panel lets you configure a number of general properties for the report.
To access the report settings panel, follow these steps:
- Edit the report.
- Select File > Report settings, or right-click the canvas, then click Report settings.
Data source
Configuring a data source in the report settings panel is no different than adding a data source to any other component. That data source will be the default until you add a different one to any other component in the report.
Date Range Dimension
Configuring a date range dimension in the report settings panel sets it as the default for the entire report. You can override this by setting a different date range dimension for a selected component.
Learn more about changing the default date range.
Report filter
Configuring a filter in the report settings panel sets it as the default for the entire report. All components that share the same (or similar) data source are affected by the filter. You can override this by turning off filter inheritance for a selected component.
Viewer data refresh
By default, only report editors can manually refresh report data.
The Viewer data refresh toggle lets report viewers refresh the data in a report. When this setting is enabled, viewers can refresh data for individual components or for all data sources in the report.
If you use Data Studio Pro, organization administrators can prevent report editors from enabling the Viewer data refresh option in report settings. This setting is managed in the Google Admin console and is not available in the Data Studio report settings UI.
Google Analytics measurement ID
You can measure traffic to a report by entering a Google Analytics 4 measurement ID.
Learn more about measuring report usage with Google Analytics.