diff --git a/src/components/FileMenu/utils.js b/src/components/FileMenu/utils.js
index 7cca04a9d..424f7f43e 100644
--- a/src/components/FileMenu/utils.js
+++ b/src/components/FileMenu/utils.js
@@ -39,3 +39,12 @@ export const appPathFor = (fileType, id) => {
             return `${window.location.search}${window.location.hash}`
     }
 }
+
+export const preparePayloadForSaveAs = ({ ...visualization }) => {
+    delete visualization.id
+    delete visualization.created
+    delete visualization.createdBy
+    delete visualization.user
+
+    return visualization
+}
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 069656b77..8db29cbb2 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export { default as DimensionMenu } from './components/DimensionMenu.js'
 export { default as PivotTable } from './components/PivotTable/PivotTable.js'
 
 export { default as FileMenu } from './components/FileMenu/FileMenu.js'
+export { preparePayloadForSaveAs } from './components/FileMenu/utils.js'
 
 export { default as VisTypeIcon } from './components/VisTypeIcon.js'