# 2.2.1 Copied Panel is Blank

## What

In certain circumstances, when you copy/paste a panel into another dashboard, you may find that the new panel is blank.

## When/Why

This will happen most often if the dashboard that you copied from has variables defined that the panel relies upon. For instance, if a panel relies on $host to be the address of your server, but the destination dashboard doesn't have that variable, then the panel will copy, but be blank.

## How

Below you'll see the issue:

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Fixing the issue requires replicating the variables in the destination dashboard. (Unfortunately there is no method for copy/paste, so they must be regenerated.). In any dashboard, you can see the variables in Dashboard Settings → Variables:

![](https://kb.filewave.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-07/ydmFVFgDah0wPdjJ-embedded-image-lyq5d0tm.png) then ![](https://kb.filewave.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-07/nV7c16QJqaII1fTj-embedded-image-d1wjtszv.png)

Replicate the variables in your own dashboard:

![](https://kb.filewave.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-07/xq4ECGcgB011M9oD-embedded-image-ffjlyvlt.png)

And, once you save those new variables, you should find your copied panel now works:

![](https://kb.filewave.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-07/syhZ3XwlYf2iaU33-embedded-image-jjr4maez.png)