Explore actions

The actions in the top-right corner of the Explore screen apply to the current view and query configuration. Use them to share your investigation, alert on a pattern you have found, send a chart to a Custom Dashboard, save the current configuration as a view, or reset and start fresh.

The toolbar lists five actions in this order: Copy URL, Create alert, Save to dashboard, Reset, and Save view (which becomes Save changes once the tab has been saved as a view).

Copy URL

Generate a shareable link that preserves the current query, filters, time range, and view state. Anyone who opens the link loads the same Explore configuration.

Create alert

Create an alert based on the current query. Use this when a query reveals a pattern you want to monitor automatically, such as recurring errors or abnormal log volume.

Save to dashboard

Send the current Explore visualization to a Custom Dashboard as a widget. Use this to promote a chart you built during investigation into a permanent dashboard so the team can monitor it without rebuilding the query.

Selecting Save to dashboard opens the Send to custom dashboard dialog with two tabs.

Save as new dashboard

Creates a new dashboard containing the widget.

1. In the dialog, select Save as new dashboard.
2. In Dashboard name, enter a name. Coralogix prefills the field with Explore - <date> <time>. Replace it with something descriptive.
3. Select Save.

The new dashboard opens with the widget already in place.

Add to existing dashboard

Adds the widget to a dashboard you already own.

1. In the dialog, select Add to existing dashboard.
2. From the Dashboard dropdown, pick the target dashboard.
3. Choose how to place the widget:
   • Add as separate widgets. Drops each widget into the dashboard at the top level, alongside existing widgets.
   • Add as a new section. Wraps the widgets in a new collapsible section. When you pick this option, enter a Section name to label it.
4. Select Save.

How the saved widget behaves

The widget is added to the target dashboard as a Dynamic widget. It keeps the query, filters, time range, and visualization type from the Explore view at the time you save. Editing the original Explore tab later does not change the dashboard widget. To pick up later changes, save again or edit the widget directly on the dashboard.

Reset

Clear the current query configuration and restore the default Explore state. This removes the active query, filters, and grouping settings on the current tab. Saved views and other tabs are unaffected.

Save view and Save changes

Save the current Explore tab as a saved view so you can return to the same investigation later. The button label depends on the tab state.

• Save view appears on a new, unsaved tab. Selecting it creates a saved view with the current query, filters, time range, layout, and visualization.
• Save changes appears once a tab has been saved as a view and then edited. Selecting it overwrites the existing saved view with your edits.

For full details on what a saved view captures and how to manage views across tabs, see Explore views, tabs, and queries.

Next steps

Build sharable deep links into Explore using URL parameters with Explore views, tabs, and queries.