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# Lightning Reports and Dashboards

Present a unified visual with brand color palettes for reports and dashboards. Expand dashboard functionality with custom Lightning Web Components.

- **[Generate Semantic Models Using the Reports Metadata Bridge](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_rd_metadata_bridge.htm&release=262.0.0&type=5)**  
    Use the Reports Metadata Bridge to create a semantic layer from your most-used Lightning Experience report types. The bridge analyzes your reports, creates the relevant objects in Data 360, and generates a valid semantic model in four steps: selection of source reports, data lake object (DLO) creation, data model object (DMO) mapping, and semantic model generation. Use your semantic model in your Tableau Next workspace to build metrics, visualizations, based on the semantic layer and provide your users with conversational analytics.
- **[Extend an Existing Semantic Model with Lightning Experience Reports (Beta)](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_rd_metadata_bridge_extend.htm&release=262.0.0&type=5)**  
    Use the Reports Metadata Bridge to add data from your Lightning Experience report types to an existing Customer 360 (C360) semantic model in Tableau Next, without changing the original model. The extend flow analyzes your most-used reports, compares them against a base semantic model, and generates a new semantic model that includes only the additional objects and fields you select.
- **[Ensure Consistent Branding Across Your Reports and Dashboards with Brand Color Palettes](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_rd_custom_org_themes.htm&release=262.0.0&type=5)**  
    Reduce manual effort and maintain standardized, accessible data visualizations across your organization by using a brand color palette. Instead of manually updating colors in individual reports and dashboards, you can configure a brand palette once in your organization's theme settings and apply it to report and dashboard charts.
- **[Embed Custom Lightning Web Components in Dashboards for Interactive Data Views (Generally Available)](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_rd_embed_lwc_in_dashboards_ga.htm&release=262.0.0&type=5)**  
    Add custom Lightning Web Components (LWC) directly into Lightning dashboards to create interactive, real-time data views that go beyond standard dashboard capabilities. Filter, explore, and act on data immediately without leaving your dashboard. For example, a business analyst can use a custom LWC to display a waterfall chart or other visualizations that are not available in standard dashboards.
- **[Expand Reporting Capabilities with More Row-Level Formulas](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_rd_increase_row_level_formulas.htm&release=262.0.0&type=5)**  
    Save time on reporting and generate deeper insights by including up to two row-level formulas in your Salesforce reports. Calculate values directly in the report without adding formula fields on an object. For example, calculate both the commission rate and the time-to-close metric in a single report. Previously, reports supported only one row-level formula.
- **[Secure Excel Exports by Disabling Formulas](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_rd_disable_formulas_excel_export.htm&release=262.0.0&type=5)**  
    Protect your data and reduce security risks when exporting reports as Excel files. Add a straight apostrophe (') before field values that start with characters such as equals (=), plus (+), minus (-), etc., to prevent spreadsheet programs from misinterpreting these cell values as formulas. This protects from potential data manipulation or unintended code execution. Previously, this feature was supported only for CSV exports.