# Add a report from Report Designer

Use these steps to add a report created with Report Designer.

1. Select a panel in the Dashboard Designer.
2. Click the **Insert** icon and choose **File**.

   A browser window opens.
3. Locate the appropriate report file.
4. Click **Select** to place the report inside the dashboard panel.

   Pagination control arrows at the top of a report allows you to scroll through long reports. Notice that the report file name, `Inventory.prpt`, appears under **Content** in the dashboard edit pane in the sample below. This sample report contains parameters. You can enter values manually and link them to a dashboard filter in the text boxes under **Source**. When the report renders again, the parameter value(s) you entered are included in the report.

   ![Sample report in dashboard](https://591371677-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FFgwF7oC7Y6b7XWdahykf%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-26405fe3cb82b8c6330ad3c5cb982b5ac6c69cd1%2FPDD_sample_report.png?alt=media)

   **Important:** If you choose a Report Designer file to place in a dashboard, but do not supply values for required parameters, the report will show up blank.