About Canvas Data Refresh Properties

If you have administration privileges, you can configure canvas data to refresh when you open a canvas, or to refresh automatically at a specified interval.

You configure how canvas data is refreshed using canvas property settings.

Refresh Data when canvas is opened

Configures whether to refresh data when a user opens the canvas.

• On - Use to refresh the data when the canvas is opened.

  The client and server caches are cleared every time the canvas is opened, ensuring that you see the current data.

• Off - Use to not refresh the data when the canvas is opened.

Auto Refresh Data

Configures whether to automatically refresh the canvas data at specified time intervals.

• Enabled - Use to automatically refresh the canvas data using a Refresh Interval that you enter.
• Disabled - Use to not automatically refresh the canvas data.

Auto start for viewers

Configures whether to start the automatic data refresh when the canvas is opened.

• On - Use to automatically refresh canvas data when the canvas is opened, and then at the specified intervals.
• Off - Use to not automatically start the canvas data at the specified refresh interval when the canvas is opened, until the user clicks Refresh Data in the workbook.