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How do I add a new dimension to my dashboard?

Changes to the underlying data may require modification to your SQL / Dashboard in order to start visualizing your new data.

You will need to add the dimension/s back in Rill Developer and push the changes to Rill Cloud when you're ready.

Rill Developer​

Depending on whether your dashboard is created directly from your source or via a model (check if your dashboard as a table: or model: it it's YAML), you will need to check the corresponding file to make the changes.

Checking the Sources​

You need to check that the new column is being ingested into Rill. If you have a select * statement, go ahead and select the refresh button and confirm that the new column is listed. If not, add the new column into your select statement and select refresh.

If your dashboard is created directly from the source, navigate to adding the new dimension to the Dashboard. If not, continue to the model to make changes.

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Dashboard created from a Model​

After confirming that the sources have ingested the new data, you can modify the model to include these new dimensions / measures. If you need to make any transformations, you can do so here or in the dashboard layer.

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Adding the new Dimension to the Dashboard​

Finally, you can add the dimension / measure to the dashboard. Notice in the right panel, your newly created dimension or metric can be seen in the right panel.

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Rill Cloud​

Pushing Changes​

Once you have finished making all the changes to your dashboard you can push the new changes to Rill Cloud either via the UI by selecting Update or via GitHub by pushing the changes to your repository.


Refreshing Sources​

If you are not seeing the new dimension in your dashboard, please refresh the source or model.

rill project refresh --source <your_source> 
rill project refresh --model <your_source> --full