Genie spaces with dashboards

Preview

This feature is in Public Preview.

When you create a dashboard, Databricks automatically creates a draft Genie space. A Genie space is a no-code interface that allows business users to explore data using natural language.

• The draft Genie space stays in sync with your draft dashboard as you add and remove datasets and visualizations.
• When you publish your dashboard, you can publish the associated Genie space or link to an existing one.
• Publishing adds an Ask Genie button to the dashboard, allowing viewers to chat with the data instead of relying only on predefined visualizations. See What is an AI/BI Genie space.

For more information about Genie spaces, see What is an AI/BI Genie space.

Publish a Genie space with your dashboard

To publish the associated Genie space:

1. Click Publish.
2. The Enable Genie toggle is on by default. Click the toggle to turn it on.
3. (Optional) To link an existing Genie space, select the Link existing Genie space radio button and paste in the associated URL. If this option is not selected, Databricks automatically generates a new Genie space based on your dashboard.
4. Click Publish in the Publish dialog.

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The draft and published Genie spaces are independent, much like the draft and published versions of your dashboard. You must publish the changes in your draft dashboard for them to appear in the published Genie space.

Draft and published Genie spaces are companions to your dashboard. They do not appear in your file browser or the Genie listing page.

Open and preview Genie spaces

To open the published Genie space in a new window:

1. Click the kebab menu in the upper-right corner of the chat window
2. Click Open Genie Space.

To preview your draft Genie space:

1. Click the kebab menu in the upper-right corner of your dashboard.
2. Click Open the draft Genie space.

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You cannot edit the instructions for this Genie space from the Genie space UI. Your draft Genie space only changes when you make changes to the draft dashboard.

Ask Genie about a specific chart

To ask Genie about a specific dashboard chart:

1. Click Ask Genie from a Genie-enabled published dashboard.
2. Click a dashboard chart to select it. Genie displays the selected chart title in the chat window.
3. Ask questions about the data represented in the selected chart.

Permissions for linked Genie spaces

Permissions on the associated Genie space mirror those in place on the dashboard, but access is limited to users with workspace access. Even if your dashboard is shared with embedded credentials, only users with workspace access can interact with the Genie space.

Viewers use their own credentials to access the compute and data necessary to power the Genie space. They must have at least SELECT permission on the tables used in the Genie space.