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# Sync new data into a dashboard and publish changes

> Keep a Mammoth dashboard current: sync new rows into the draft, publish data and presentation changes, or turn on automatic sync and publish.
>
> Applies to: Roles: Edit access to the dashboard. Where: Dashboards › Updates

A dashboard has a draft you edit and a published version viewers see. It shows data from its sources as of the last sync, and new data reaches viewers only when you sync it and publish (or turn both on to happen automatically). Open the **Updates** modal from the library or from the editor's state line. Changing a dashboard needs edit access.

## Draft and published dashboard versions

| State | What it is |
| --- | --- |
| **Draft** | The working version you edit. Changes are visible only to you and other editors until published. |
| **Published** | The version that viewers and shared users see. |

The editor header shows **Live** or **Draft**, with pills such as **New data** and a count of unpublished changes. To review or discard those changes, see [Discard unpublished changes](https://mammoth.io/docs/learn/share-and-export/unpublished-changes/).

Mammoth tracks two types of changes separately:

- **Data changes**: new data from your sources.
- **Presentation changes**: layout, style, filters and chart configuration.

## Save edits, then publish them

Saving is explicit. The editor shows **Unsaved changes** until you save, and you can't publish while changes are unsaved. Saving doesn't change what viewers see: a published dashboard stays as it was until you publish again. Keep working with the AI chat, the **Design** tab and the **Add** menu, and use **History** to review earlier versions. See [Edit with AI in the dashboard editor](https://mammoth.io/docs/learn/dashboards/editor/).

1. Save your edits.
2. Open **Share** and click **Publish**.
3. Viewers now see your changes.

See [Publish and share a dashboard](https://mammoth.io/docs/learn/share-and-export/share-a-dashboard/).

## Sync new data into a dashboard automatically

The **Updates** modal shows three steps: **Sources**, **Draft** and **Live**.

| Stage | What it does | Automatic option |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Sync new data** | Pulls new rows into your draft. Each source has its own **Sync** button; there's no single button that syncs all sources. | **Sync automatically** brings new rows into your draft whenever the pipeline runs. |
| **Publish** | Lists **Data changes** and **Presentation changes** waiting to go live, with a **Publish** button. | **Publish new data automatically** sends new data live as soon as it syncs. Layout and style changes still wait for you to publish. |

With both toggles on, new data flows from your source to the published dashboard without manual steps.

## Related

- [Manage your dashboards](https://mammoth.io/docs/learn/dashboards/manage/): the library and its **Updates** tab.
- [Discard unpublished changes](https://mammoth.io/docs/learn/share-and-export/unpublished-changes/): throw away a draft.
- [Fix dashboard problems](https://mammoth.io/docs/learn/dashboards/troubleshooting/): stale data after a sync.

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Source: https://mammoth.io/docs/learn/dashboards/sync-and-publish.md · Updated: 2026-11-08