What happened
What this says
As at Fri 9 Oct 2026Helen Marsden asked whether the brain can schedule automated monthly exports for the board pack instead of manual spreadsheet copying. Bethan Lister confirmed the feature exists in the dashboard builder and offered a walkthrough.
Problem: Helen's comms team was manually copying monthly figures into spreadsheets for the board pack, a repetitive administrative task.
Handling: Bethan confirmed scheduled exports are built-in and can be configured via the dashboard builder on any cadence (weekly, monthly, etc.) with automated email delivery. Helen had invested weeks in dashboard building, signalling high adoption intent.
Watch: This ticket shows discovery of a feature Helen did not know existed. The walkthrough will likely increase adoption and reduce her operational friction.
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Updated 9 Oct 26Trail
- created · Helen Marsden 30 Jan 2025 08:51Hi, I've been working with the dashboards for the board pack over the past few weeks and they're really valuable. One thing that would save us a lot of time is if we could schedule an automated monthly export. Right now our comms team is manually copying figures into spreadsheets each month before they go to the board. Is that something the brain can do? And if so, how do I set it up?
- Public reply · Bethan Lister 30 Jan 2025 18:34That's a really good use case, Helen. The excellent news is that scheduled exports are actually built in, you set them up through the dashboard builder. You configure the dashboard, add it to a schedule, and then use the export feature to email the figures to your comms team on whatever rhythm works for you: weekly, monthly, whatever. Would you like me to walk you through setting one up?
- Status change · 4 Feb 2025 23:59