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title: Add a dashboard data visualization to the library
description: To make a data visualization on a dashboard reusable, or to be able to edit it in the Visualization Designer, add it to the data visualization library.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/now-intelligence/add-db-data-viz-to-library.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Edit a data visualization in an inline dashboard, Share, edit, or delete, Data visualizations, Platform Analytics experience, Platform Analytics]
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# Add a dashboard data visualization to the library

To make a data visualization on a dashboard reusable, or to be able to edit it in the Visualization Designer, add it to the data visualization library.

## Before you begin

Role required: itil, report\_user, viz\_creator, or higher, and the right to edit the dashboard

## About this task

You may want to add a data visualization that exists only as a local copy on an in-line dashboard to the data visualization library. You may want to do this to make the data visualization available to add to other dashboards. You may also want to be able to edit the data visualization in the Visualization Designer, as described in [Open a visualization in the Visualization Designer from a dashboard](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/now-intelligence/open-dv-on-db-in-vd.md).

## Procedure

1.  Open the relevant dashboard for editing.

2.  Locate or create the relevant data visualization.

    See [Creating data visualizations](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/now-intelligence/creating-data-visualizations.md).

3.  Expand the data visualization 3-dot menu.

    \[Omitted image "dv-context-menu-add-to-lib.png"\] Alt text: 3-dot menu for data visualization with Add to library highlighted.

4.  Select **Add to library**.

5.  Provide a name and description for the data visualization.

6.  Select **Add to library**


## What to do next

The data visualization now exists in the data visualization library. You can edit it as described in [Open a visualization in the Visualization Designer from a dashboard](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/now-intelligence/open-dv-on-db-in-vd.md).

**Parent Topic:**[Edit a data visualization in an inline dashboard](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/now-intelligence/editing-dv-in-line-db.md)