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description: When using the report and dashboard search, look for a report by name, description, or who created it or modified it last. Filter, sort, or search within a selected folder to refine your results.
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# Search for Reports and Dashboards from the Reports Tab in Salesforce Classic

When using the report and dashboard search, look for a report by name, description, or who created it or modified it last. Filter, sort, or search within a selected folder to refine your results.

### 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: Salesforce Classic</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Group</strong>, <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small permission">
        <colgroup>
          <col style="width:50%">
          <col style="width:50%">
        </colgroup>
        <thead class="slds-text-title_caps ">
          <tr class="">
            <th scope="colgroup" class="slds-cell-wrap" colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d47629e79">User
              Permissions Needed</th>
          </tr>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d47629e79 ">To search for reports:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d47629e79 ">
              <dl>

                <dt style="font-weight:bold;padding-top:.25rem;">Enhanced Folder Sharing</dt>

                <dd style="padding-left:1.5rem;padding-bottom:.5rem;">Run Reports AND access to the reports folder
                </dd>

              </dl>
            </td>

          </tr>
        </tbody>
      </table>

1. On the Reports tab, type in the search box below **All Folders**.
    
    Search looks up all folders. Filters are set to All Items and All Types to display all the folder’s contents.
    
    Salesforce searches these fields: **Name**, **Description**, **Last Modified By**, or **Created By**. Results are based on an exact match of what you typed with those fields.
    
    If tagging is enabled and added to a custom report or dashboard, search by its tag in the global search box at the top of every page.
2. Refine results using these options:
    
    <table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small ">
            <thead class="slds-text-title_caps ">
              <tr><th class="slds-cell-wrap" scope="col" id="d47629e163">To refine results by</th>
              <th class="slds-cell-wrap" scope="col" id="d47629e166">Do this</th>
            </tr></thead>
            <tbody><tr class="">
              <td class="slds-cell-wrap" data-label="To refine results by" headers="d47629e163">
                <p>Type</p>
              </td>
              <td class="slds-cell-wrap" data-label="Do this" headers="d47629e166">
                <p>
                  <span id="reports_search__Search_SelectFilter"><a name="reports_search__Search_SelectFilter"><!-- --></a>Select a filter:</span>
                </p>
                <ul>
                  <li>
                    <kbd>All Types</kbd>
                  </li>

                  <li>
                    <kbd>Reports</kbd>
                  </li>

                  <li>
                    <kbd>Dashboards</kbd>
                  </li>

                </ul>

                <p>Type <span id="reports_search__Analytics_SearchFilters"><a name="reports_search__Analytics_SearchFilters"><!-- --></a>filters</span>
                  don’t apply to report templates in standard report folders.</p>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr class="">
              <td class="slds-cell-wrap" data-label="To refine results by" headers="d47629e163">
                <p>View</p>
              </td>
              <td class="slds-cell-wrap" data-label="Do this" headers="d47629e166">
                <p> Select a filter: </p>
                <ul>
                  <li>
                    <kbd>All Items</kbd>
                  </li>

                  <li>
                    <kbd>Recently Viewed</kbd>
                  </li>

                  <li>
                    <kbd>Items I’m Following</kbd>
                  </li>

                  <li>
                    <kbd>Items I Created</kbd>
                  </li>

                  <li>
                    <kbd>Items I’m Subscribed
                      to</kbd>
                  </li>

                </ul>

                <p>View <span>filters</span>.</p>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr class="">
              <td class="slds-cell-wrap" data-label="To refine results by" headers="d47629e163">
                <p>A selected folder</p>
              </td>
              <td class="slds-cell-wrap" data-label="Do this" headers="d47629e166">
                <p>Select a folder, then type in the search
                  box.</p>
                <p>
                  <span id="reports_search__Analytics_AllItems_AllTypes"><a name="reports_search__Analytics_AllItems_AllTypes"><!-- --></a>Filters are
                    set to <kbd>All Items</kbd> and
                    <kbd>All Types</kbd> to display all
                    the folder’s contents.</span>
                </p>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr class="">
              <td class="slds-cell-wrap" data-label="To refine results by" headers="d47629e163">
                <p>Sorting</p>
              </td>
              <td class="slds-cell-wrap" data-label="Do this" headers="d47629e166"> Click <span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="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" alt="the column actions icon"></span> for the column and select
                <strong class="uicontrol">Sort Ascending</strong> or
                <strong class="uicontrol">Sort Descending</strong>. Sorting
                applies to all items in the list view, including
                the ones on subsequent pages.
              </td>
            </tr>
          </tbody></table>