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title: Create Drafts and Edits
slug: analytics/docs/create-drafts-and-edits
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createdAt: 2026-07-20T15:44:22.523Z
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- When you run a new exploration in Analytics, it is automatically saved as a **draft**. Drafts do not need to be saved to a specific folder and can be shared with anyone using a shareable link. This makes it easy to collaborate without needing to organize or save the exploration first.
- When you create new versions of the explorations that your team members have already created, it becomes an **edit**. Every time you fork off a version from a previously saved exploration, it is saved as an **Edit** in the **Drafts and Edits** section. **Edits** inherit the permissions of their parent object.

Drafts and edits are automatically deleted after **30 day**s to reduce clutter. Save your drafts and edits with a name and description to avoid deletion.

## Create drafts and edits[​](https://app.netspring.io/documentation/docs/Explore%20Data/drafts_and_edits#creating-drafts-and-edits)

1. Click **+** in the app navigation panel to create a new exploration. The following steps create an event segmentation analysis as an example.
2. Choose the **Count of Events** measure from the drop-down list.
3. Add the first event and name it *Event A*. Choose the **Play Content** event in the **Product Events** dataset and run the exploration. Now, this exploration is saved as a draft, and you can see a label that indicates the same.

   ![opti-dne-1.png](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/ubND6eRKmEUgW3igqJALM-20260720-144856.png)
4. Add another event and name it *Event B*. Choose the **Share Content** event in the **Product Events** dataset and run the exploration. This is saved as a new version of the previously created draft. All drafts that are created are visible in the **Drafts and Edits** section.

   ![opti-dne-2.png](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/UI75JMAIY73rQ3a-WWumV-20260720-144856.png)
5. Convert the draft to a saved exploration by clicking **Save**.

   ![opti-dne-3.png](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/ugQl6P8RUn9wrHP7jrs4i-20260720-144856.png)

Whenever you make changes to a saved exploration, it is labelled and saved as an **Edit** in the **Drafts and Edits** section.

6. Add a third event and name it *Event C.* Choose the **Rate Content** event in the **Product Events** dataset and run the exploration. This converts the exploration to an **Edit**. However, the original exploration remains untouched.

   ![opti-dne-4.png](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/J4TPB7tfEooWgubhkeMXe-20260720-144856.png)