# 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](/files/fyd5jHBtyOPiJ9n0pXEK)

   **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.


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