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| 2 | title: General reports (Grafana → PDF) |
| 3 | description: Create PDF reports by snapshotting Grafana panels and combining them into a single document. |
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| 5 | |
| 6 | # General reports (Grafana → PDF) |
| 7 | |
| 8 | **Menu:** Report Creation → General Reports |
| 9 | |
| 10 | General reports generate a PDF by taking snapshots of selected **Grafana dashboard panels**. |
| 11 | |
| 12 |  |
| 13 | |
| 14 | --- |
| 15 | |
| 16 | ## What you need |
| 17 | |
| 18 | - A Grafana org + dashboard you can access |
| 19 | - The panels you want to include |
| 20 | |
| 21 | --- |
| 22 | |
| 23 | ## Step 1 — Pick dashboard + time range |
| 24 | |
| 25 |  |
| 26 | |
| 27 | 1) Open **Report Creation → General Reports** |
| 28 | 2) Select the **Organization** |
| 29 | 3) Select the **Dashboard** |
| 30 | 4) Choose a **time range** (ex: `24h`, `7d`, `30d`) |
| 31 | |
| 32 | --- |
| 33 | |
| 34 | ## Step 2 — Select panels to include |
| 35 | |
| 36 |  |
| 37 | |
| 38 | 1) Pick the panels you want in the report |
| 39 | 2) Arrange/confirm the selection |
| 40 | |
| 41 | --- |
| 42 | |
| 43 | ## Step 3 — Generate the PDF |
| 44 | |
| 45 | When you generate the report, CoPilot will: |
| 46 | - create secure iframe links for the selected panels |
| 47 | - capture panel images |
| 48 | - assemble a PDF |
| 49 | |
| 50 | Operator tips: |
| 51 | - Keep reports focused: pick 6–12 panels rather than trying to include everything. |
| 52 | - Use consistent time ranges so reports are comparable week-to-week. |
| 53 | |
| 54 | --- |
| 55 | |
| 56 | ## Common gotchas |
| 57 | |
| 58 | ### “This only works on desktop” |
| 59 | General report generation is desktop-oriented (panel selection/layout). |
| 60 | |
| 61 | ### “Panels are blank / missing data” |
| 62 | Usually a Grafana permissions or time range issue. |