diff --git a/web/explorer/src/App.vue b/web/explorer/src/App.vue
index a05399de3..777ff3276 100644
--- a/web/explorer/src/App.vue
+++ b/web/explorer/src/App.vue
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <template>
+    <Toast position="bottom-center" group="bc" />
     <header>
         <div class="wrapper">
             <BannerHeader />
diff --git a/web/explorer/src/components/FunctionCapabilities.vue b/web/explorer/src/components/FunctionCapabilities.vue
index 32886fcf7..8153b1333 100644
--- a/web/explorer/src/components/FunctionCapabilities.vue
+++ b/web/explorer/src/components/FunctionCapabilities.vue
@@ -71,22 +71,7 @@ const currentSource = ref("");
 const functionCapabilities = ref([]);
 
 onMounted(() => {
-    const cacheKey = "functionCapabilities";
-    let cachedData = sessionStorage.getItem(cacheKey);
-
-    if (cachedData) {
-        // If the data is already in sessionStorage, parse it and use it
-        functionCapabilities.value = JSON.parse(cachedData);
-    } else {
-        // Parse function capabilities and cache the result in sessionStorage
-        functionCapabilities.value = parseFunctionCapabilities(props.data);
-        try {
-            sessionStorage.setItem(cacheKey, JSON.stringify(functionCapabilities.value));
-        } catch (e) {
-            console.warn("Failed to store parsed data in sessionStorage:", e);
-            // If storing fails (e.g., due to storage limits), we can still continue with the parsed data
-        }
-    }
+    functionCapabilities.value = parseFunctionCapabilities(props.data);
 });
 
 /*
diff --git a/web/explorer/src/components/ProcessCapabilities.vue b/web/explorer/src/components/ProcessCapabilities.vue
index 5116dc6ad..63e245973 100644
--- a/web/explorer/src/components/ProcessCapabilities.vue
+++ b/web/explorer/src/components/ProcessCapabilities.vue
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
             filterMode="lenient"
             sortField="pid"
             :sortOrder="1"
-            rowHover="true"
+            :rowHover="true"
         >
             <Column field="processname" header="Process" expander>
                 <template #body="slotProps">
diff --git a/web/explorer/src/components/RuleMatchesTable.vue b/web/explorer/src/components/RuleMatchesTable.vue
index 1b496b817..9b84fc14e 100644
--- a/web/explorer/src/components/RuleMatchesTable.vue
+++ b/web/explorer/src/components/RuleMatchesTable.vue
@@ -156,8 +156,6 @@
         </template>
     </ContextMenu>
 
-    <Toast />
-
     <!-- Source code dialog -->
     <Dialog v-model:visible="sourceDialogVisible" style="width: 50vw">
         <highlightjs autodetect :code="currentSource" />
@@ -325,23 +323,7 @@ const showSource = (source) => {
 };
 
 onMounted(() => {
-    const cacheKey = "ruleMatches";
-    const cachedData = sessionStorage.getItem(cacheKey);
-
-    if (cachedData) {
-        // If cached data exists, parse and use it
-        treeData.value = JSON.parse(cachedData);
-    } else {
-        // If no cached data, parse the rules and store in sessionStorage
-        treeData.value = parseRules(props.data.rules, props.data.meta.flavor, props.data.meta.analysis.layout);
-        // Store the parsed data in sessionStorage
-        try {
-            sessionStorage.setItem(cacheKey, JSON.stringify(treeData.value));
-        } catch (e) {
-            console.warn("Failed to store parsed data in sessionStorage:", e);
-            // If storing fails (e.g., due to storage limits), we can still continue with the parsed data
-        }
-    }
+    treeData.value = parseRules(props.data.rules, props.data.meta.flavor, props.data.meta.analysis.layout);
 });
 </script>
 
diff --git a/web/explorer/src/composables/useRdocLoader.js b/web/explorer/src/composables/useRdocLoader.js
index a01342b30..39de9d0fa 100644
--- a/web/explorer/src/composables/useRdocLoader.js
+++ b/web/explorer/src/composables/useRdocLoader.js
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-import { ref, readonly } from "vue";
 import { useToast } from "primevue/usetoast";
+import { isGzipped, decompressGzip, readFileAsText } from "@/utils/fileUtils";
 
 export function useRdocLoader() {
     const toast = useToast();
-    const rdocData = ref(null);
-    const isValidVersion = ref(false);
-
     const MIN_SUPPORTED_VERSION = "7.0.0";
 
     /**
@@ -47,6 +44,14 @@ export function useRdocLoader() {
                     throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
                 }
                 data = await response.json();
+            } else if (source instanceof File) {
+                let fileContent;
+                if (await isGzipped(source)) {
+                    fileContent = await decompressGzip(source);
+                } else {
+                    fileContent = await readFileAsText(source);
+                }
+                data = JSON.parse(fileContent);
             } else if (typeof source === "object") {
                 // Direct JSON object (Preview options)
                 data = source;
@@ -55,8 +60,6 @@ export function useRdocLoader() {
             }
 
             if (checkVersion(data)) {
-                rdocData.value = data;
-                isValidVersion.value = true;
                 toast.add({
                     severity: "success",
                     summary: "Success",
@@ -64,9 +67,7 @@ export function useRdocLoader() {
                     life: 3000,
                     group: "bc" // bottom-center
                 });
-            } else {
-                rdocData.value = null;
-                isValidVersion.value = false;
+                return data;
             }
         } catch (error) {
             console.error("Error loading JSON:", error);
@@ -78,11 +79,10 @@ export function useRdocLoader() {
                 group: "bc" // bottom-center
             });
         }
+        return null;
     };
 
     return {
-        rdocData: readonly(rdocData),
-        isValidVersion: readonly(isValidVersion),
         loadRdoc
     };
 }
diff --git a/web/explorer/src/router/index.js b/web/explorer/src/router/index.js
index e0187aac2..3dc90bb4c 100644
--- a/web/explorer/src/router/index.js
+++ b/web/explorer/src/router/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import { createRouter, createWebHashHistory } from "vue-router";
-import ImportView from "../views/ImportView.vue";
-import NotFoundView from "../views/NotFoundView.vue";
+import ImportView from "@/views/ImportView.vue";
+import NotFoundView from "@/views/NotFoundView.vue";
+import AnalysisView from "@/views/AnalysisView.vue";
+
+import { rdocStore } from "@/store/rdocStore";
 
 const router = createRouter({
     history: createWebHashHistory(import.meta.env.BASE_URL),
@@ -10,6 +13,20 @@ const router = createRouter({
             name: "home",
             component: ImportView
         },
+        {
+            path: "/analysis",
+            name: "analysis",
+            component: AnalysisView,
+            beforeEnter: (to, from, next) => {
+                if (rdocStore.data.value === null) {
+                    // No rdoc loaded, redirect to home page
+                    next({ name: "home" });
+                } else {
+                    // rdoc is loaded, proceed to analysis page
+                    next();
+                }
+            }
+        },
         // 404 Route - This should be the last route
         {
             path: "/:pathMatch(.*)*",
diff --git a/web/explorer/src/store/rdocStore.js b/web/explorer/src/store/rdocStore.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f5487792b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/explorer/src/store/rdocStore.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { ref } from "vue";
+
+export const rdocStore = {
+    data: ref(null),
+    setData(newData) {
+        this.data.value = newData;
+    },
+    clearData() {
+        this.data.value = null;
+    }
+};
diff --git a/web/explorer/src/views/AnalysisView.vue b/web/explorer/src/views/AnalysisView.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..85efb2e2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/explorer/src/views/AnalysisView.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+<template>
+    <MetadataPanel :data="doc" />
+    <SettingsPanel
+        :flavor="doc.meta.flavor"
+        :library-rule-matches-count="libraryRuleMatchesCount"
+        @update:show-capabilities-by-function-or-process="updateShowCapabilitiesByFunctionOrProcess"
+        @update:show-library-rules="updateShowLibraryRules"
+        @update:show-namespace-chart="updateShowNamespaceChart"
+        @update:show-column-filters="updateShowColumnFilters"
+    />
+    <RuleMatchesTable
+        v-if="!showCapabilitiesByFunctionOrProcess && !showNamespaceChart"
+        :data="doc"
+        :show-library-rules="showLibraryRules"
+        :show-column-filters="showColumnFilters"
+    />
+    <FunctionCapabilities
+        v-if="doc.meta.flavor === 'static' && showCapabilitiesByFunctionOrProcess && !showNamespaceChart"
+        :data="doc"
+        :show-library-rules="showLibraryRules"
+    />
+    <ProcessCapabilities
+        v-else-if="doc.meta.flavor === 'dynamic' && showCapabilitiesByFunctionOrProcess && !showNamespaceChart"
+        :data="doc"
+        :show-capabilities-by-process="showCapabilitiesByFunctionOrProcess"
+        :show-library-rules="showLibraryRules"
+    />
+    <NamespaceChart v-else-if="showNamespaceChart" :data="doc" />
+</template>
+
+<script setup>
+import { ref, computed } from "vue";
+
+// Componenets
+import MetadataPanel from "@/components/MetadataPanel.vue";
+import SettingsPanel from "@/components/SettingsPanel.vue";
+import RuleMatchesTable from "@/components/RuleMatchesTable.vue";
+import FunctionCapabilities from "@/components/FunctionCapabilities.vue";
+import ProcessCapabilities from "@/components/ProcessCapabilities.vue";
+import NamespaceChart from "@/components/NamespaceChart.vue";
+
+// Import loaded rdoc
+import { rdocStore } from "@/store/rdocStore";
+const doc = rdocStore.data.value;
+
+// Viewing options
+const showCapabilitiesByFunctionOrProcess = ref(false);
+const showLibraryRules = ref(false);
+const showNamespaceChart = ref(false);
+const showColumnFilters = ref(false);
+
+// Count library rules
+const libraryRuleMatchesCount = computed(() => {
+    if (!doc || !doc.rules) return 0;
+    return Object.values(rdocStore.data.value.rules).filter((rule) => rule.meta.lib).length;
+});
+
+// Event handlers to update variables
+const updateShowCapabilitiesByFunctionOrProcess = (value) => {
+    showCapabilitiesByFunctionOrProcess.value = value;
+};
+
+const updateShowLibraryRules = (value) => {
+    showLibraryRules.value = value;
+};
+
+const updateShowNamespaceChart = (value) => {
+    showNamespaceChart.value = value;
+};
+
+const updateShowColumnFilters = (value) => {
+    showColumnFilters.value = value;
+};
+</script>
diff --git a/web/explorer/src/views/ImportView.vue b/web/explorer/src/views/ImportView.vue
index 99704d518..1ca6dc516 100644
--- a/web/explorer/src/views/ImportView.vue
+++ b/web/explorer/src/views/ImportView.vue
@@ -1,130 +1,78 @@
+<template>
+    <DescriptionPanel />
+    <UploadOptions
+        @load-from-local="loadFromLocal"
+        @load-from-url="loadFromURL"
+        @load-demo-static="loadDemoDataStatic"
+        @load-demo-dynamic="loadDemoDataDynamic"
+    />
+</template>
+
 <script setup>
-import { ref, computed, onMounted } from "vue";
+import { watch } from "vue";
+
+// componenets
 import DescriptionPanel from "@/components/DescriptionPanel.vue";
 import UploadOptions from "@/components/UploadOptions.vue";
-import MetadataPanel from "@/components/MetadataPanel.vue";
-import RuleMatchesTable from "@/components/RuleMatchesTable.vue";
-import FunctionCapabilities from "@/components/FunctionCapabilities.vue";
-import ProcessCapabilities from "@/components/ProcessCapabilities.vue";
-import SettingsPanel from "@/components/SettingsPanel.vue";
-import NamespaceChart from "@/components/NamespaceChart.vue";
-import Toast from "primevue/toast";
 
+// import demo data
 import demoRdocStatic from "@testfiles/rd/al-khaser_x64.exe_.json";
 import demoRdocDynamic from "@testfiles/rd/0000a65749f5902c4d82ffa701198038f0b4870b00a27cfca109f8f933476d82.json";
 
-import { useRdocLoader } from "@/composables/useRdocLoader";
-const { rdocData, isValidVersion, loadRdoc } = useRdocLoader();
-
-import { isGzipped, decompressGzip, readFileAsText } from "@/utils/fileUtils";
-
-const showCapabilitiesByFunctionOrProcess = ref(false);
-const showLibraryRules = ref(false);
-const showNamespaceChart = ref(false);
-const showColumnFilters = ref(false);
+// import router utils
+import { useRouter, useRoute } from "vue-router";
+const router = useRouter();
+const route = useRoute();
 
-const libraryRuleMatchesCount = computed(() => {
-    if (!rdocData.value || !rdocData.value.rules) return 0;
-    return Object.values(rdocData.value.rules).filter((rule) => rule.meta.lib).length;
-});
-
-const updateShowCapabilitiesByFunctionOrProcess = (value) => {
-    showCapabilitiesByFunctionOrProcess.value = value;
-};
-
-const updateShowLibraryRules = (value) => {
-    showLibraryRules.value = value;
-};
-
-const updateShowNamespaceChart = (value) => {
-    showNamespaceChart.value = value;
-};
+// import rdoc loader function
+import { useRdocLoader } from "@/composables/useRdocLoader";
+const { loadRdoc } = useRdocLoader();
 
-const updateShowColumnFilters = (value) => {
-    showColumnFilters.value = value;
-};
+// import rdoc store
+import { rdocStore } from "@/store/rdocStore";
 
 const loadFromLocal = async (event) => {
-    const file = event.files[0];
-
-    let fileContent;
-    if (await isGzipped(file)) {
-        fileContent = await decompressGzip(file);
-    } else {
-        fileContent = await readFileAsText(file);
+    const result = await loadRdoc(event.files[0]);
+    if (result) {
+        rdocStore.setData(result);
+        router.push("/analysis");
     }
-
-    const jsonData = JSON.parse(fileContent);
-
-    loadRdoc(jsonData);
 };
 
-const loadFromURL = (url) => {
-    loadRdoc(url);
+const loadFromURL = async (url) => {
+    const result = await loadRdoc(url);
+    if (result) {
+        rdocStore.setData(result);
+        router.push({ name: "analysis", query: { rdoc: url } });
+    }
 };
 
-const loadDemoDataStatic = () => {
-    loadRdoc(demoRdocStatic);
+const loadDemoDataStatic = async () => {
+    const result = await loadRdoc(demoRdocStatic);
+    if (result) {
+        rdocStore.setData(demoRdocStatic);
+        router.push("/analysis");
+    }
 };
 
-const loadDemoDataDynamic = () => {
-    loadRdoc(demoRdocDynamic);
+const loadDemoDataDynamic = async () => {
+    const result = await loadRdoc(demoRdocDynamic);
+    if (result) {
+        rdocStore.setData(demoRdocDynamic);
+        router.push("/analysis");
+    }
 };
 
-onMounted(() => {
-    // Clear out sessionStorage to prevent stale data from being used
-    sessionStorage.clear();
-
-    // Check if the URL contains a rdoc parameter and load the data from that URL
-    const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
-    const encodedRdocURL = urlParams.get("rdoc");
-    if (encodedRdocURL) {
-        const rdocURL = decodeURIComponent(encodedRdocURL);
-        loadFromURL(rdocURL);
-    }
-});
+// Watch for changes in the rdoc query parameter
+watch(
+    () => route.query.rdoc,
+    (rdocURL) => {
+        if (rdocURL) {
+            // Clear the query parameter
+            router.replace({ query: {} });
+            loadFromURL(decodeURIComponent(rdocURL));
+        }
+    },
+    { immediate: true }
+);
 </script>
-
-<template>
-    <Panel v-if="!rdocData || !isValidVersion">
-        <DescriptionPanel />
-        <UploadOptions
-            @load-from-local="loadFromLocal"
-            @load-from-url="loadFromURL"
-            @load-demo-static="loadDemoDataStatic"
-            @load-demo-dynamic="loadDemoDataDynamic"
-        />
-    </Panel>
-
-    <Toast position="bottom-center" group="bc" />
-    <template v-if="rdocData && isValidVersion">
-        <MetadataPanel :data="rdocData" />
-        <SettingsPanel
-            :flavor="rdocData.meta.flavor"
-            :library-rule-matches-count="libraryRuleMatchesCount"
-            @update:show-capabilities-by-function-or-process="updateShowCapabilitiesByFunctionOrProcess"
-            @update:show-library-rules="updateShowLibraryRules"
-            @update:show-namespace-chart="updateShowNamespaceChart"
-            @update:show-column-filters="updateShowColumnFilters"
-        />
-
-        <RuleMatchesTable
-            v-if="!showCapabilitiesByFunctionOrProcess && !showNamespaceChart"
-            :data="rdocData"
-            :show-library-rules="showLibraryRules"
-            :show-column-filters="showColumnFilters"
-        />
-        <FunctionCapabilities
-            v-if="rdocData.meta.flavor === 'static' && showCapabilitiesByFunctionOrProcess && !showNamespaceChart"
-            :data="rdocData"
-            :show-library-rules="showLibraryRules"
-        />
-        <ProcessCapabilities
-            v-else-if="rdocData.meta.flavor === 'dynamic' && showCapabilitiesByFunctionOrProcess && !showNamespaceChart"
-            :data="rdocData"
-            :show-capabilities-by-process="showCapabilitiesByFunctionOrProcess"
-            :show-library-rules="showLibraryRules"
-        />
-        <NamespaceChart v-else-if="showNamespaceChart" :data="rdocData" />
-    </template>
-</template>