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title: Configure Dashboard Data Visibility in Salesforce Classic
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description: To specify which data to display in a dashboard, select a running user.
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# Configure Dashboard Data Visibility in Salesforce Classic

To specify which data to display in a dashboard, select a running user.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small "><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Salesforce Classic</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small permission">
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            <th scope="colgroup" class="slds-cell-wrap" colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d54074e77">User Permissions Needed</th>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d54074e77 ">To choose a different running user for a dashboard:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d54074e77 ">View My Team’s Dashboards OR View All Data</td>

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1. Edit a dashboard.
2. Next to View dashboard as, click ![View dashboard button icon](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-analytics-analytics-264-0-0-production-enus/295fead5-b71d-4e1c-9886-4af4d53400b6/analytics/images/rd/report_builder_group_menu_arrow.png).
3. Select a running user type. <table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small ">
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            <tr><th style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;" id="d54074e120-option">Running User</th>

            <th style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:left;" id="d54074e120-desc">Visibility</th>
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            <th style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d54074e120-option" id="d54074e133">Run as specified user</th>

            <td style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d54074e120-desc d54074e133">The dashboard uses the security settings of the specified user. All viewers with
              access to the dashboard see the same data, regardless of their own security settings.<p>To
                see all available users, enter <kbd>*</kbd>.</p>
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            <th style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d54074e120-option" id="d54074e147">Run as logged-in user</th>

            <td style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d54074e120-desc d54074e147">The dashboard viewer sees data based on their own access to data. This type of
              dashboard is called a dynamic dashboard because it changes based on the viewer’s
              privileges.<p>If you don’t have Manage Dynamic Dashboards permission, you can’t select this
                option.</p>
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4. To enable viewers with permission to change the running user on the dashboard view page, select **Let authorized users change running user**.
5. Click **OK**.
6. For View dashboard as, enter a running user.
7. Save your changes.