# Data Panel

The Data Panel is the **right-sidebar panel** that shows the underlying ServiceNow record for whatever you have selected on the canvas. It's where you read and edit field values, manage a shape's table or element binding, and wire up links to related records — without leaving the board.

> **Don't confuse this with the Data Hub.** The **Data Hub** is on the **left** and is where you *find* records to drop onto the canvas. The **Data Panel** is on the **right** and is where you *inspect and edit* the record behind a selected shape. This page covers the Data Panel. For the source-picking panel, see [Data Hub](/models/work-in-the-app/editor/data-hub.md).

## Opening the Data Panel

Click the **Data** icon in the right-sidebar toolbar, or simply select any data-bound shape on the canvas — the panel opens automatically.

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## Panel Tabs

The Data Panel has two tabs:

| Tab       | What It Shows                                                                       |
| --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Data**  | Field values for the selected element. Editable when fields and the board allow it. |
| **Links** | Linked documents and related-record relationships associated with the element.      |

See [Shape Links](/models/work-in-the-app/editor/shape-links.md) for a deep dive on the Links tab.

## What You Can Do

**With nothing selected** — The panel shows a board-level view (properties that apply to the whole board).

**With one element selected** — The panel shows the Data tab populated with that element's field values. You can:

* Change the linked **table** the shape represents (confirmation dialog warns about data loss).
* Change the linked **element** (the specific record).
* Edit individual field values in place.
* Apply filters (an indicator tells you when filters are currently applied).
* Manage links on the Links tab.

**With multiple elements selected** — The panel shows a message telling you to narrow to a single element. The Data Panel only inspects one record at a time.

## Roles & Read-Only Behavior

Edit access is determined per field and per board:

* Fields can be marked read-only individually (`isReadOnly`) — they still display but cannot be changed.
* Some fields have no read access and are hidden entirely.
* **Presenter mode** forces the whole panel read-only.
* Board-level permissions apply normally on top of the above.

There is no admin-only mode for the Data Panel — all editors see it.

## Limits & Gotchas

* **One element at a time** — selecting multiple shapes disables the inspection form.
* **Changing the table** of a bound shape is confirmed via a modal because it drops existing field mappings.
* **Some fields are locked from reassignment** — once bound, they can't be pointed at a different field without deleting and recreating the mapping.
* **Changes write through to ServiceNow.** There is no local-only "dry run" — saving a field commits the value.

## Related

* [Data Hub](/models/work-in-the-app/editor/data-hub.md) — the left-sidebar panel where you find and drop records
* [Shape Links](/models/work-in-the-app/editor/shape-links.md) — everything the Links tab does
* [Load Dependencies](/models/work-in-the-app/editor/load-dependencies.md) — pulling in related records around the element you're inspecting
* [Realtime Indicators](/models/work-in-the-app/editor/realtime-indicators.md) — live visual signals driven off Data Panel fields


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