> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Reusables

> Save components and views as reusable templates and drop them onto other pages.

## Overview

The **Reusable Library** is a workspace collection of saved **components** (blocks) and **views** (dashboards, tables) you can re-drop onto other pages, so a chart or layout you built once doesn't have to be rebuilt. Manage it at **Settings → Reusables** (the screen itself is titled "Reusable Library").

## How it works

* **Two kinds, plus folders**: a saved **component** (a single block) or a saved **view** (a dashboard/table's layout, filters, and columns). Organize them into **folders**.
* **Snapshots, not links**: saving captures a copy; instantiating creates a fresh component/view from it. Later edits to the original don't change copies already dropped elsewhere.
* **Private by default**: a reusable saved at the top level is private to you until you share it.

## Save something as reusable

You don't create reusables on the library screen. You save them from where they live:

<Steps>
  <Step title="From a block">
    Open a block's menu on a dashboard and choose **Save as Reusable**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="From a view">
    Use the view or page header's **Save as Reusable**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Name and file it">
    Give it a **Name** (and an optional description), and pick a folder.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Reuse one

On a dashboard's empty state (or in the create-view flow) click **Browse reusables** and pick one. It's instantiated onto the current page. Saved views also appear alongside the curated templates in the create-view picker.

## Manage the library

At **Settings → Reusables**: **New Folder**, and per-row **Rename**, **Move** (to a folder or back to Top level), **Share** (standard entity permissions), and **Delete** (a soft archive).

## Troubleshooting

| Symptom                                          | Likely cause                               | What to check                                     |
| ------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------- |
| A reusable you saved isn't visible to a teammate | Top-level saves are private to the creator | **Share** it from its row in the library.         |
| "No saved views yet" in the create-view picker   | Nothing has been saved as reusable         | Save a view as reusable first, from its header.   |
| Editing the original didn't update copies        | Reusables are snapshots, not live links    | Re-save and re-instantiate to propagate a change. |

<Note>
  When reporting an issue, include the **request id** shown in the error toast. It links the in-app error to the server logs.
</Note>

## Related

* [Components](/surfaces/components/overview) · [Views](/surfaces/views/overview) · [Dashboards](/surfaces/views/types/dashboard)


## Related topics

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- [Templates](/comms/email/templates.md)
- [Object Templates](/data/objects/templates.md)
- [Chat Agents](/ai/chat-agents/overview.md)
- [Presentation Templates](/blocks/presentations/templates.md)