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How to Delete a Report in gPanel

Delete reports in gPanel to remove obsolete or irrelevant analytics.

Contents 

The Impact of Report Deletion 

Step-by-Step: Removing a Report

A well-organized Report Center is the hallmark of an efficient IT department. Over time, as projects conclude or organizational priorities shift, certain report configurations may no longer be necessary. Perhaps a specific audit was required for a one-time migration, or a recurring report was replaced by a more comprehensive version.

Deleting these outdated reports is a critical step in maintaining administrative hygiene. Removing redundant configurations prevents your dashboard from becoming cluttered and ensures that other administrators on your team can easily identify the active "Source of Truth" for domain data.

The Impact of Report Deletion

When you delete a report in gPanel, it is important to understand what is—and isn't—removed:

  • The Configuration: The specific rules, filters, and scheduled triggers are permanently removed from gPanel.

  • The Automations: If the report was set to run on a nightly or weekly schedule, those automated tasks will cease immediately.

  • The Data (Google Sheets): Deleting a report configuration in gPanel does not delete the Google Sheets that were previously generated in your Drive. Those files remain in your destination folders as historical records unless you manually remove them from Google Drive.

Step-by-Step: Removing a Report in gPanel

To retire an unnecessary report from your gPanel dashboard, follow these instructions:

  1. Navigate to Reports Center > Reports
  2. Browse your list of saved reports and select the one you wish to remove. The row will be highlighted to confirm your selection.
  3. Click the Delete icon located in the top right-hand corner of the page.
    The image displays a user interface element with the text 'CREATE REPORT' on a teal rectangular button. To the right, there are three icons: a trash can icon within a circle, a circular arrow, and a square with a corner folded.
  4. A confirmation popup will appear to prevent accidental data loss. This is your final opportunity to verify that the report is truly obsolete. If you are certain, click Delete to permanently remove the configuration.

The image shows a computer interface with a dialog box titled 'Delete Reports'. It asks if the user wishes to delete 'Shared Drives Documents Shared Externally' and has a 'DELETE' button below the text.

Before deleting a report that was shared with other stakeholders, we recommend a quick audit of the Email Notifications and Sharing settings. Informing your team that a specific automated report is being retired or replaced ensures that no one is left wondering why their weekly data export has stopped arriving.