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# Intelligence Reports Versus Data Views

When using Intelligence Reports and Data Views, you might encounter discrepancies because the logic behind the reports and structure is different. Review the differences so that you can better understand 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: Intelligence Reports and Intelligence Reports Advanced.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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        <caption>Intelligence Reports Versus Data Views</caption>
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            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d46251e59">&nbsp;</th>
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d46251e61">Intelligence Reports </th>
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d46251e64">Data Views</th>
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            <td data-label="" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d46251e59 ">Date range</td>

            <td data-label="Intelligence Reports" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d46251e61 ">The last date is included in Intelligence Reports dashboards. For example, for the
              date range January 1–January 31, January 31 is included. </td>

            <td data-label="Data Views" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d46251e64 ">The last date of the date range might not be included, depending on the query. For
              example, EventDate &lt; 1/31 compared to EventDate &lt;= 1/31. </td>

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            <td data-label="" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d46251e59 ">Filtering</td>

            <td data-label="Intelligence Reports" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d46251e61 ">
              <p>Test Sends are filtered out of Email OOB dashboards. </p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Suppress from Send Reports are
                filtered out of all dashboards, pivot tables, and reports.</p>
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            <td data-label="Data Views" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d46251e64 ">Deleted contacts are filtered out of Data Views.</td>

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            <td data-label="" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d46251e59 ">Time zone</td>

            <td data-label="Intelligence Reports" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d46251e61 ">The parent business unit’s time zone is used. </td>

            <td data-label="Data Views" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d46251e64 ">The system time zone (Central Standard Timezone) is used. </td>

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            <td data-label="" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d46251e59 ">Historical data </td>

            <td data-label="Intelligence Reports" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d46251e61 ">Kept up to 2 years.</td>

            <td data-label="Data Views" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d46251e64 ">Only the past 6 months is kept. </td>

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