# Quick tip - Downloading data from DT cockpits

**URL:** <https://community.dynatrace.com/t/quick-tip-downloading-data-from-dt-cockpits/42429>\
**Category:** Dynatrace Tips\
**Tags:** reports, dashboards, dashboards-classic, tips-and-tricks\
**Created:** [November 2, 2023, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/quick-tip-downloading-data-from-dt-cockpits/42429 "2023-11-02T13:19:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![radek\_jasinski](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/user_avatar/community.dynatrace.com/radek_jasinski/32/10432_2.png) [@radek\_jasinski](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/radek_jasinski)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/quick-tip-downloading-data-from-dt-cockpits/42429/1 "2023-11-02T13:19:38Z")

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Hi,

Often at my clients, I encounter questions from managers about the possibility of reporting data from Dynatrace - especially data from prepared dashboards.

Here are some tips that may help you:

**1. New Dashboards** -&nbsp;The new views do not yet support export to PDF. However, there are three options for extracting data from them.

- **Screenshot** - simplest however very limited
- **API** -&nbsp;It is possible to retrieve data via [API](https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/dynatrace-api/environment-api/metric-v2/get-data-points) from already finished metrics, however, this already requires knowledge of the programming (monitoring bridges do not always have such knowledge)
- **RAW Data** - retrieve the data that is returned from the prepared queries.

To do this, select “Option” on the selected visualization.

 ![1_new.png](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/original/3X/7/7/77bded60d32c4fe9a7b1b8971a397796818f015b.png)

Then click on “Select visualization”

 ![2_new.png](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/original/3X/3/8/380f3334239b754a22d5357f2563a6aca8ce4a89.png)

Select the “Raw” visualization option. You can download and further process the data displayed in this way, for example, in Excel.

 ![3_new.png](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/original/3X/e/d/ed112706702b13971a2ef5f668fc78a66f1452af.png)

**2. Classic Dashboards** -&nbsp;In this case, the matter is much simpler, since Dynatrace provides a Print to PDF function.

 ![4_old.png](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/original/2X/d/daed6513148a4e2ac83cf79018e29abf12224cde.png)

However, when printing a PDF, you must select the correct print size (Paper size). I’m describing this because one of my customers even reported to support that this option does not work.

 ![5_old.png](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/original/3X/8/2/82f4cfcf19b6a11dcd80cb7affd50ae16a54ec8c.jpeg)

In case you can’t put some data on the view, then you can use the **[Markdown Tile](https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/shortlink/dashboard-component-annotation)** to create a hyperlink to another place in the DT interface (for example, to the [Multidimensional Analysis](https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/shortlink/multidimensional-analysis))

For classic views, you can use the option to generate cyclic [reports](https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/shortlink/dashboard-reports) for specific recipients.

**3. Chrome add-on** -&nbsp;If all options failed, I often use the Chrome browser add-on “[GoFullPage - Full Page Screen Capture](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gofullpage-full-page-scre/fdpohaocaechififmbbbbbknoalclacl)”. - Brilliant in its simplicity and use, the add-on allows you to generate snapshots of the entire page in various formats (PNG, JPG, PDF, etc.).

**4.** &nbsp; **Word to end** - Finally, also remember that you can create your own metrics in Dynatrace (you can do it through the [GUI](https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/platform-modules/applications-and-microservices/services/service-monitoring-settings/calculated-service-metric) or [API](https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/dynatrace-api/environment-api/metric-v2/post-ingest-metrics)).

Hope it helps&nbsp;:blush:

Radek

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**Author:** ![Malaik](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/user_avatar/community.dynatrace.com/malaik/32/32673_2.png) [@Malaik](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/Malaik)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 7:18am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/quick-tip-downloading-data-from-dt-cockpits/42429/2 "2024-01-10T07:18:14Z")

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Hello

Is this for SaaS or also Managed?