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# Control Dashboard Data Visibility

A dashboard displays data from each widget’s source report. You can control which data is visible based on the running user.

- **[Dashboard Data Visibility Considerations](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.dashboards_view_as_considerations.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    A dashboard viewer sees data based on the assigned privileges and access of the dashboard’s running user. A static dashboard displays data using the configured user’s privileges. A dynamic dashboard displays data based on the logged-in user.
- **[Configure Dashboard Data Visibility in Lightning Experience](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.dashboards_view_as.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    You can change the running user to control which data is visible to viewers.
- **[Configure Dashboard Data Visibility in Salesforce Classic](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.dashboards_select_running_user.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    To specify which data to display in a dashboard, select a running user.
- **[Dynamic Dashboards](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.dashboards_dynamic_overview.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    To provide individualized views of data without configuring separate dashboards and folders, create a dynamic dashboard. A dynamic dashboard shows each user only the data that they have access to.