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description: A contextual representation of an Analytics dashboard.
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# Contextual Source Asset

A contextual representation of an Analytics dashboard.

## Properties

ContextualSourceAsset inherits properties from the abstract [BaseWaveAsset](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.bi_dev_guide_rest.meta/bi_dev_guide_rest/bi_responses_base_wave_asset.htm "The base Analytics asset."). These base properties appear in ContextualSourceAsset alongside the properties defined explicitly in the following table.

| Property Name | Type | Description | Filter Group and Version | Available Version |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| dashboard​Id | ID | The 18 character ID of the dashboard. | Small, 57.0 | 57.0 |
| external​State | [Dashboard​Saved​View​State](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.bi_dev_guide_rest.meta/bi_dev_guide_rest/bi_responses_dashboard_saved_view_step_state.htm "A step state for the saved view of an Analytics dashboard.") | The external state of the contextual asset. | Small, 57.0 | 57.0 |
| locations | [Dashboard​Context​Location](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.bi_dev_guide_rest.meta/bi_dev_guide_rest/bi_responses_dashboard_context_location.htm "A location of an Analytics embedded dashboard.")\[\] | A list of the location for the contextual asset. | Small, 57.0 | 57.0 |
| saved​View | [Asset​Reference](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.bi_dev_guide_rest.meta/bi_dev_guide_rest/bi_responses_asset_reference.htm "An Analytics asset reference.") | The saved view of the dashboard. | Small, 57.0 | 57.0 |