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description: Quickly create a model from a CRM Analytics lens. After creating a lens to explore your data, you can easily get insights directly from the lens. Filters that are applied to the lens get persisted saving you time with model setup.
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# Create a Model from a Lens

Quickly create a model from a CRM Analytics lens. After creating a lens to explore your data, you can easily get insights directly from the lens. Filters that are applied to the lens get persisted saving you time with model setup.

![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-analytics-bi-264-0-0-production-enus/ec791473-f5b4-4f64-a656-9104f455d966/images/icon_note.png)

Note Einstein Discovery stories are now models. We wish we could snap our fingers to update the name everywhere, but you can expect to see the previous name in a few places until we replace it.

The **Create Model** button appears in your existing lens or in a new lens.

![New Lens showing Create Model button](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-analytics-bi-264-0-0-production-enus/ec791473-f5b4-4f64-a656-9104f455d966/bi/images/bi/bi_edd_create_lens.png)

Refer to [Create a Story from a Dataset](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.bi_edd_create_dataset.htm&type=5&language=en_US) to configure the settings for your model.

![Model Settings window, showing goal, title, and location settings](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-analytics-bi-264-0-0-production-enus/ec791473-f5b4-4f64-a656-9104f455d966/bi/images/bi/bi_edd_story_settings.png)

#### See Also

- [Explore and Visualize Your Data in CRM Analytics](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.bi_explorer.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "When sifting through an overwhelming amount of business data, sometimes you know exactly what you’re looking for. Other times you don’t, but you recognize it when you see it. Salesforce CRM Analytics gives you a fast, fluid way to discover the compelling stories within your data and to create the right visuals to tell your story.")