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# Use a Tabular Report in a Dashboard

You can use a tabular report as the source report for a dashboard table or chart widget if you limit the number of rows it returns.

### 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 and Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Group</strong>, <strong>Essentials</strong>, <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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            <th scope="colgroup" class="slds-cell-wrap" colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d15921e85">User Permissions Needed</th>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d15921e85 ">To create, edit, and delete reports:</td>

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              <p>Create and Customize Reports </p>
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1. Select **Add** | **Row Limit**.
2. Set the row limit to 10, 25, or Custom. If you chose custom, enter a number between 1 and 99.
3. Set the sort by and sort order options. If you selected **Limit Rows by this Field** for a column, these options are already set.
4. Click **OK**.
5. Click **Dashboard Settings** in the toolbar.
6. Enter a name and value to use in dashboard tables and charts. Tables show both the name and value. Charts are grouped by name.
7. Click **OK**.

You can now use this tabular report as the source report for a dashboard widget. When you create a dashboard widget to display your tabular report, you can use the dashboard widget editor to override the settings you chose in Dashboard Settings.