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# Create a Report or Dashboard Subfolder in Lightning Experience

You can create report or dashboard folders within other report or dashboard folders in Lightning Experience. Up to 3 subfolder levels are allowed.

### 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: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Professional</strong>, <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;">Available in: Enhanced Folder Sharing</td></tr></tbody></table>

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            <th scope="colgroup" class="slds-cell-wrap" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" id="d32359e81">User Permissions
              Needed</th>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d32359e81 ">To create report folders:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d32359e81 ">Create Report Folders permission and manage access for the root folder in the
              tree</td>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d32359e81 ">To create dashboard folders:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d32359e81 ">Create Dashboard Folders permission and manage access for the root folder in
              the tree</td>

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1. Open the parent folder on the Analytics, Reports, or Dashboards tab.
2. On the Analytics tab, select **Create** | **Lightning** | **Folder**, or on the Reports or Dashboards tab, click **New Folder**.
3. Name the subfolder. The name must be unique. You can’t have more than one report or dashboard folder with the same name as another report or dashboard folder.
4. Click **Save**.

The subfolder is created and added to the list of items in the folder you started from. You can select the subfolder when saving a report or dashboard.

#### See Also

- [Manage Your Reports and Dashboards on Analytics Home](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.analytics_home.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "The Analytics tab provides a modern and cohesive experience for organizing all your analytics content in one place. You can access all your reports and dashboards in a single location, making it easier for you to manage and analyze your data. Some of the enhancements you can experience in the Analytics tab include an improved search experience that helps you find the information you need more efficiently. Another enhancement is the organization of your data with Collections to curate analytics for a project or items that are the most relevant to you.")