Dashboards

Migrate existing reports

Recreate an existing Google Sheets or Google Data Studio report as a Two Minute Reports dashboard by uploading its PDF or a screenshot.

Already have a report you like in Google Sheets or Google Data Studio? You don't have to rebuild it widget by widget. Upload the report as a PDF or a screenshot, and Dash recreates its layout as a Two Minute Reports dashboard. It runs on your own connected accounts.

What you get is a normal dashboard, yours to edit, theme, and share like any other.

Before - the report in Google Data Studio

A GA4 web analytics report in Google Data Studio, with scorecards for active users, sessions, new users, and average session duration above a users-over-time chart, a device donut, a country map, and a top landing pages table

After - the same report migrated to a Two Minute Reports dashboard

The same layout rebuilt as a Two Minute Reports dashboard, with the scorecard row, users-over-time chart, device donut, country map, and landing pages table arranged across labelled sections

Migration transfers the design, not the data. Dash reads your reference to work out the report's structure: which metrics and dimensions it shows, which chart types it uses, and in what order. The numbers come from the accounts you select, never from the old file.

What you can do

Recreate a Google Sheets or Google Data Studio report as a Two Minute Reports dashboard
Use a PDF or screenshots as the visual reference
Migrate up to 8 reference pages in a single generation
Tell Dash to Recreate the reference closely, or Take inspiration from it
Match the reference's colors, or apply one of your saved themes instead
Test the layout on sample accounts before you use your clients' accounts
Refine the generated dashboard page by page with Dash

What you can upload

Reference	Accepted format	Limit
PDF	`.pdf`	25 MB per file; up to 8 pages read per PDF
Images	JPEG, PNG, WebP	5 MB per image
Total	Any mix of the above	Up to 8 reference pages per generation

A PDF can contribute several reference pages, while each uploaded image counts as one. Your PDF is read in your browser and converted to page images before anything is uploaded.

No other file type is supported. If an upload doesn't appear in the list, check that it's a PDF, JPEG, PNG, or WebP file and that it's within the size limit.

Choose Recreate or Take inspiration

Once you add a reference, the Use this dashboard to… switch controls how closely Dash follows it.

Recreate - match the original layout and style as closely as possible. Dash follows the page structure, the widget order, and the titles in your reference. It also samples the reference's color palette, so the rebuild resembles the original.
Take inspiration - treat the reference as a visual guide and let Dash design a new layout. Choose this when you want the new dashboard to feel similar without reproducing the original structure.

For a true migration, use Recreate.

Before you start

Three things to check before you generate. They're independent, so handle them in any order.

Connect the platforms

Dash builds widgets on real accounts, so connect the platforms your old report used before you start. A Google Data Studio report powered by Google Ads and GA4 needs both connected here first. See Browse connectors.

Check which connectors you can use

Create with Dash relies on connectors that expose a standard set of metrics and dimensions, so a few can't be selected there:

API Bridge, ChatGPT, Apple App Store, Firebase - Cloud Firestore, Google Trends, MariaDB, MySQL, PageSpeed Insights, and PostgreSQL.

If your old report relied on one of these, plan to rebuild that part by hand afterward.

Check your role

Create with Dash needs a seat and a role that includes Generate dashboards with AI. The standard Viewer role doesn't include it. See the permissions matrix.

Scope the dashboard to a client when you create it. A dashboard created with All clients selected is global, and you can't assign it to a client later. That also means you can't use it to brief that client. See Create a dashboard.

Prepare your existing report

The quality of your reference sets the quality of the result. Upload the presentation layer of your report, not a raw data export.

From Google Data Studio

The report's own PDF export is the cleanest input:

Download the report as a PDF - use Share → Download report, which produces one PDF page per report page. Upload that PDF directly.
Or screenshot each page - open the report in view mode and capture one screenshot per page.

Capture or export from view mode, not edit mode. Edit-mode captures carry rulers, selection handles, and configuration panels, which make the report's real structure harder to read.

From Google Sheets

Sheets reports usually mix raw data tabs with a presentation tab. Upload the presentation tab:

Print the summary tab to PDF - use File → Print and set the range to the tab holding your charts and KPI cells
Download individual charts as images - on any chart, use the chart menu and Download → PNG image
Or screenshot the dashboard tab - the tab with your charts and headline numbers

Raw query output on its own gives Dash little to work with. Charts, KPI cells, titles, and section headings say far more about the dashboard you want.

Run the migration

Open Create with Dash

In the dashboard list, select Create dashboard. Under How would you like to start?, select Create with Dash.

Describe what you're migrating

On the Describe step, fill in What should the dashboard show? and say explicitly that you're migrating an existing report. Your reference carries the visual structure; the prompt carries the intent. See Migration prompts below, or select one of the Try an example prompts and edit it.

The Describe step, with a migration prompt entered under What should the dashboard show and the Try an example prompts below it

Select Next to continue to Data & style.

Upload the report

Under Recreate an existing report (optional), select the upload area, or drag your PDF or images onto it. Add pages in the order they should appear, then set Use this dashboard to… to Recreate.

The Data & style step after uploading a PDF, showing the file with its page count, the Use this dashboard to switch set to Recreate, the selected account, and the theme options

Select your accounts

Under Accounts, choose the accounts Dash should use. Pick the ones that correspond to your old report's sources so the rebuilt widgets show comparable numbers. If you've just connected an account, reload the list with the refresh icon in the top-right of the Accounts card. Its tooltip reads Refresh accounts.

Choose a theme

Let Dash decide - with a reference uploaded, Dash matches the colors and style of your upload. Let Dash decide is usually the right choice for a migration.
My theme - apply one of your saved themes or a preset instead. Use this when agency or client branding should outrank the source report's appearance.
None - generate a plain layout with no theme applied.

Create and review

Select Create with Dash. Building usually takes 45 to 90 seconds while Dash reads your reference, designs the layout, and builds each widget.

We recommend reviewing the result before you share it with clients or stakeholders. Check the page structure, the fields on each widget, the filters, the calculations, and the numbers against the original.

You can run up to 5 generations per minute. If you're iterating on a prompt, pace your attempts.

Migration prompts

Be explicit about what should be recreated, and name the fields you care about.

Migrate a Data Studio report

Recreate the attached Google Data Studio report as a dashboard. Match the page structure and the order of the charts. Page 1 is the paid media overview with spend, clicks, CPC, and ROAS scorecards, followed by a daily spend trend and a campaign breakdown table.

Migrate a Sheets report

Rebuild the attached Google Sheets report as a dashboard. The top row of cells are KPI scorecards, the chart below is monthly revenue, and the table at the bottom is top products by revenue.

Migrate and improve at the same time

Recreate the attached report, but replace the pie chart with a bar chart and add a period-over-period comparison to every scorecard.

Reuse the layout with a different source

Use the attached report as a layout reference only. Build the same structure against my GA4 account instead of the analytics source in the reference.

Name the important metrics and dimensions in your prompt even when they're visible in the reference. Older reports often abbreviate or rename fields, and spelling out what you mean removes the guesswork.

Test the migration with sample accounts

You can try the whole flow before you point it at your clients' data. Sample accounts appear in the Accounts selector alongside your connected ones, labeled [Sample Account] {Connector} with a violet Sample badge. When your team has both kinds, the selector separates them under Connected and Sample only headings.

Sample accounts are available for Facebook Ads, Facebook Insights, Instagram Insights, LinkedIn Pages, GoHighLevel, Shopify, WooCommerce, Reddit Ads, TikTok Ads, TikTok Organic, Amazon Seller, and Amazon Ads.

There are no sample accounts for GA4 or Google Ads. A sample run for a report built on those sources will demonstrate the layout, but it won't give you comparable data. Connect the real accounts for a true migration.

Migrate reports longer than 8 pages

The 8-page budget covers most reports. Migrate a longer one in stages:

Create the core pages

Upload the most important pages, up to eight, and create the dashboard.

Add the remaining pages with Dash

Open the dashboard and ask Dash to build each remaining page. For example: "Add an audience analytics page with sessions by channel, device breakdown, and top landing pages." Dash designs a laid-out page and adds it to the dashboard.

Reorder the pages

Ask Dash to reorder them, for example "Move the Overview page first", or drag the tabs into place yourself. See Layout and pages.

Reference uploads belong to the Create with Dash builder. In the Dash chat, Dash creates and edits pages from text only, and can't accept a file or image. Use the Create with Dash builder for anything you want visually matched.

After the migration

A migrated dashboard is a starting point. Run through these checks before you share it:

Verify the numbers. Compare several widgets against the original report over the same date range and accounts.
Fix mismatched fields. Where Dash chose a near-match metric or dimension, open the widget and select the right field. See Widgets and charts.
Check for missing widgets. A widget whose query can't be validated against your accounts is left out rather than added broken. A chart from the original may therefore be absent.
Match the default date range. Set the dashboard to the period your old report ran on. See Data, dates, and filters.
Recreate calculated fields. Formulas your old report worked out for itself need rebuilding. See Recreate calculated fields below.
Replace the old delivery. Swap a scheduled spreadsheet email for a shared dashboard or a scheduled briefing.

Recreate calculated fields

Rebuild a Data Studio calculated field or a Sheets formula column as a custom field, defined once and then available to every dashboard and goal:

In your old report	Rebuild it as
A calculated metric such as CPA, ROAS, or conversion rate	A formula, for example `spend ÷ conversions`
A `CASE` statement or channel grouping	Conditional rules on a dimension
A metric combined across several platforms	Blending across connectors
A value extracted from a campaign naming convention	Split text

Build one on the Custom fields page, or ask Dash - "Create a custom metric called CPA as spend ÷ conversions" - then point the affected widgets at it.

Create with Dash works only from the metrics and dimensions each connector provides. Calculated fields don't carry over, and saved custom fields aren't used while Dash builds. Where a widget relied on one, Dash substitutes the closest standard metric, or leaves the widget out.

Troubleshooting

What you see	What it means	What to do
`You can add up to 8 reference pages.`	The upload would exceed the reference-page budget.	Remove a page, or upload a shorter PDF.
`Each PDF must be 25 MB or smaller.`	The PDF is too large.	Re-export it at a lower quality, or split it.
`Each image must be 5 MB or smaller.`	The image is too large.	Re-save the screenshot as JPEG to compress it.
`Couldn't read that PDF.` or `Couldn't process that PDF.`	The PDF couldn't be processed.	Export it again from the source tool, or upload screenshots instead.
A dropped file doesn't appear	The format isn't supported.	Use PDF, JPEG, PNG, or WebP.
`Select at least one account for Dash to use.`	No account has been selected.	Pick at least one account under Accounts.
`Pick a theme, or switch the theme option above.`	My theme was selected without a theme.	Pick a theme, or switch to Let Dash decide or None.
`That took too long, but the dashboard may still be on its way. Check Dashboards in a minute before trying again.`	The dashboard took longer than usual to build.	Wait a minute and check your dashboard list before you try again. The dashboard may still appear.
The layout doesn't match the original	Dash may not have had enough visual or prompt context.	Confirm Use this dashboard to… is set to Recreate, re-upload a clean view-mode reference, and describe the page structure in the prompt too.
Widgets are empty	The accounts may have no data for the date range, or the field may not exist for that connector.	Check the account, the date range, and the widget's metric and dimension.

Benefits

No rebuild from scratch: An existing report's structure transfers in one step instead of widget by widget.

No exports to repeat: The migrated dashboard reads from your connected accounts, so there's no monthly export to repeat.

Familiar structure: Clients keep the report layout they already understand, on a platform you can share, brand, and automate.

Next steps

Create a dashboard - The three ways to start a dashboard
Edit with Dash - Refine the migrated result by asking
Widgets and charts - Correct metrics and dimensions by hand
Custom fields - Rebuild formulas, conditional rules, and blended fields
Share and export dashboards - Replace your old report delivery

Dashboard briefings

Email your clients updates on their dashboards, once or on a schedule. Write the email yourself or let Dash draft it, attach a PDF, and require approval if your team wants it.

Goals

Set a target for a client, see the metrics that drive it, and see if the goal is on pace.