Sharing a data story in Amazon QuickSight
Use the following procedure to share a data story.
To share a data story
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In the story editor of the data story that you want to share, choose the Share icon at the top right.
Alternatively, you can choose the Share icon at the top of a data story preview.
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In the Share data story modal that appears, enter the users or groups that you want to share the data story with.
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(Optional) To save a link for the published data story to your clipboard, choose COPY LINK.
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Choose PUBLISH & SHARE.
If you try to share a story and receive a message that the story cannot be shared, contact the owner of the dashboard ask them to toggle on the Allow sharing data stories switch. For more information about this switch, see Tutorial: Create an Amazon QuickSight dashboard.
If you try to share a data story and receive an error message, contact the owner of the dashboard or your QuickSight account admin for assistance.
After you share a data story, users you shared the story with receive a notification email with a link to the story. You can access the data story from the Data stories page of their QuickSight accounts. You can also share the copied link to the data story with users that can access the data story.
You can't share a data story that contains restricted data. If you try to share a story that contains restricted data, an error message appears that lists all restricted visuals that are a part of the story. If desired, remove the restricted visuals from your data story before sharing it with users.
When you edit a published data story, republish the data story for the changes to propagate to your end users.
