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description: Filter a dashboard to analyze the information interactively. After you filter a dashboard, the filtered view is preserved so that the next time you see the dashboard, data is filtered in the same view.
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# Apply a Dashboard Filter

Filter a dashboard to analyze the information interactively. After you filter a dashboard, the filtered view is preserved so that the next time you see the dashboard, data is filtered in the same view.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Essentials</strong>, <strong>Group</strong> (View Only), <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d41456e84 ">To view, refresh, and apply filters to dashboards that you created:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d41456e84 ">Run Reports</td>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d41456e84 ">To view, refresh, and apply filters to dashboards in public folders:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d41456e84 ">Run Reports AND View Dashboards in Public Folders</td>

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In Salesforce Classic, widgets are called components.

![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-analytics-analytics-264-0-0-production-enus/295fead5-b71d-4e1c-9886-4af4d53400b6/images/icon_note.png)

Note All widgets on the dashboard aren’t necessarily filtered on the same field. The person who creates or edits the dashboard specifies which field to use.

1. Open a dashboard.
2. Select a dashboard filter from the dropdown list in Lightning Experience.
    
    Each filter has one or more options that you can choose to narrow your selection.
    
    ![Selecting a dashboard filter in Lightning Experience](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-analytics-analytics-264-0-0-production-enus/295fead5-b71d-4e1c-9886-4af4d53400b6/analytics/images/rd/rd_dashboards_select_filter_lex.png)
    
    ![Selecting a dashboard filter from the Filter By dropdown list in Salesforce Classic](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-analytics-analytics-264-0-0-production-enus/295fead5-b71d-4e1c-9886-4af4d53400b6/analytics/images/rd/dashboard_select_filter.png)
3. To see data unfiltered, from the filter dropdown, select **Clear Filter** or **All**.