Navigation settings in Yandex DataLens
Navigation settings allow you to manage object arrangement in Yandex DataLens. The administrator can disable folder navigation and switch to workbooks and collections.
To access the navigation settings:
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In the left-hand panel, select
Service settings. If the panel does not feature , first select More, then Service settings. -
Select the Navigation tab.

Disabling folder navigation
You can disable folder navigation after you switch to workbooks and collections for organizing objects. Before you disable it, migrate all objects in your folders to workbooks or delete them.
Folders can be disabled by the DataLens instance administrator (the datalens.admin role).
Warning
Once you disable folder navigation, it cannot be re-enabled.
To disable folder navigation:
- In the left-hand panel, select
Service settings. - Select the Navigation tab.
- In the Disable folder navigation section, click Disable folder navigation.
- In the window that opens, you will see a list of the remaining objects in the folders, which you need to migrate to workbooks or delete before disabling the folders. If the list of objects is empty, you can disable navigation. To do this, click Disable.
Enabling workbooks and collections
Warning
- To enable workbooks, a user must have the
datalens.adminrole. They can do this only if a DataLens instance is deployed at the organization level. - Only workbooks and collections are available in new DataLens instances.
To get started with workbooks:
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In the left-hand panel, select
Service settings. -
Select the Navigation tab.
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Under Workbooks, click Enable workbooks.
Workbooks enabled
