Reporting GuidePNG Snapshot Controls

Export and Share Regulatory Universal Timelines

Share the current viewer state without losing context about filters, dates, and assumptions.

The live viewer generates a PNG snapshot in the browser. Treat that image as a reporting artifact that needs scope notes and version control.

A timeline image is only useful when the recipient knows what it shows and what it leaves out. The universal timeline export should be shared with filter context, export date, and clear scope notes so leadership and audit teams do not over-read a single screenshot.

Know what the export contains

The viewer generates a PNG snapshot of the current timeline state. That export captures the visible timeline with its title block and dates, but it does not preserve your meeting discussion, legal interpretation notes, or the reasoning behind selected filters.

If your team uses publication workflows, Sorena can also generate JPG derivatives for artifact publishing. For operating governance, the primary user-facing export on this page is the PNG snapshot.

  • Assume the PNG is a visual snapshot, not a full system record
  • Store the export date and selected filter context with every shared image
  • Keep a linked work item or memo for interpretation notes and decisions

Share audience specific packs from one source view

Leadership, control owners, and auditors usually need different levels of detail. Use the same source timeline view, then attach different supporting notes instead of making three separate date lists by hand.

That approach keeps the visual picture consistent while letting each audience receive the context they actually need.

  • Executive pack: PNG plus top collision risks, needed decisions, and owner summary
  • Program pack: PNG plus milestone ladder, dependencies, blockers, and next actions
  • Audit pack: PNG plus source event references, evidence locations, and review history

Version exports like governance records

The merged dataset changes when local timeline files change. A shared export should therefore carry a publication date and a simple version note so later readers know which build they are looking at.

This is especially important when the same source timeline receives new dates, corrections, or added event windows.

  • Name stored exports with date, program scope, and meeting or decision context
  • Keep superseded exports instead of overwriting them in shared folders
  • Record why a later export replaced an earlier one

Do not let image sharing replace issue tracking

PNG export is excellent for alignment, but it is not a task system. The moment a date becomes action, move it into your program tracker with owner, dependency, and evidence fields.

That separation keeps the universal timeline clean while preserving accountability in the tool that actually runs delivery.

  • Use the timeline to align stakeholders on timing and priority
  • Use your project or GRC system to own tasks and evidence
  • Link the tracker item back to the source timeline event that triggered it
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Primary sources

EUR-Lex portal

Primary legal source portal for EU events that often appear in shared governance packs.

UK legislation

Primary legal source portal for UK dates represented in the merged timeline.

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