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Dashboards and Reports

Guide and videos on how to manage dashboards, create and export a report

Guide last reviewed: May 2025

Overview of Data Explorer

Who can complete this task: All volunteers who are full members.

To watch in full screen, double click the video

  

Dashboards and reporting

Who can complete this task: All volunteers who are full members.

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Manage compliance in Data Explorer

Who can complete this task: Team Leaders and Lead Volunteers.

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View dashboards

Who can complete this task: All volunteers who are full members.

Start by signing in to scouts.org.uk.

On your welcome page: 

1. Click ‘My membership’. 

On the top right (if you’re using a phone, click the menu button on the top right):

2. Click ‘Data explorer’. 

On the ‘Data explorer’ page: 

3. Type your unit into the ‘Select unit’ box. 

4. Select a team from the dropdown menu. 

5. Select a dashboard from the dropdown menu. 

6. Click ‘View query’ to read more information.

  

Create a report

Who can complete this task: All volunteers who are full members.

Start by signing in to scouts.org.uk. 

On your welcome page: 

1. Click ‘My membership’. 

On the top right (if you’re using a phone, click the menu button on the top right): 

2. Click ‘Data explorer’. 

On the ‘Data explorer’ page: 

3. Type your unit into the ‘Select unit’ box. 

4. Select a team from the dropdown menu. 

5. Select a dashboard from the dropdown menu. 

6. Click ‘New query’. 

On the ‘Create query’ page: 

7. Type your unit into the ‘Select unit’ box. 

8. Select a team from the dropdown menu. 

9. Swipe the toggle button to ‘Include all below hierarchy’ to include information about volunteers in the Units below the Unit you've selected. For example all Groups, within a District.

10. Select a ‘Table’ from the dropdown menu.  

If required, select ‘Saved queries’ from the dropdown menu.  

11. Select ‘Fields’ from the dropdown menu.  

12. Select ‘Aggregate function’ from the dropdown menu. 

If required, select ‘Aggregate fields’ from the dropdown menu. 

13. Click ‘Run query’.

  

Create personalised dashboards and reports

Who can complete this task: All volunteers who are full members.

To watch in full screen, double click the video

  

Share a dashboard

Who can complete this task: All volunteers (except Section Team members).

Start by signing in to scouts.org.uk.

On your welcome page: 

1. Click ‘My membership’. 

On the top right (if you’re using a phone, click the menu button on the top right): 

2. Click ‘Data explorer’. 

On the ‘Data explorer’ page: 

3. Type your unit into the ‘Select unit’ box.

4. Select a team from the dropdown menu.

5. Select a dashboard from the dropdown menu.

6. Click ‘Clone dashboard’.

7. Click the text box and edit your dashboard name.

8. Click ‘Clone’. 

A message will appear at the bottom of the page confirming that you've successfully cloned your dashboard. 

On the ‘Data explorer’ page: 

9. Select your cloned dashboard from the dropdown menu (you might need to reload the page in your browser first).

10. Click ‘Share dashboard’.  

11. Type the member’s name into the ‘Search for a member’ text box and the member from the dropdown menu.

12. Click ‘Submit’.  

A message will appear at the bottom of the page confirming that you've successfully shared your dashboard.

  

Download a report

Who can complete this task: All volunteers who are full members.

Start by signing in to scouts.org.uk. 

On your welcome page: 

1. Click ‘My membership’. 

On the top right (if you’re using a phone, click the menu button on the top right): 

2. Click ‘Data explorer’. 

On the ‘Data explorer’ page: 

3. Type your unit into the ‘Select unit’ box. 

4. Select a team from the dropdown menu. 

5. Select a dashboard from the dropdown menu. 

6. Click ‘View query’. 

On the ‘View query’ page: 

7. Click ‘Download’.  

A message will appear at the bottom of the page informing you will be notified when the download is ready. 

On the top right, click the ‘notifications’ symbol. On the ‘Notifications’ page: 

8. Click 'Download’ under the ‘Description’ column. 

What happens next: You'll receive a password at your login email. You'll need to use this password to access the report you downloaded. 

  

Use filters in Data Explorer

Who can complete this task: All volunteers who are full members.

To watch in full screen, double click the video