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# Interactive Filters

# Interactive Filters {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Xanadu
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* Updated May 20, 2025
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Interactive Filters allow you to filter all reports on a dashboard dynamically, without modifying the original reports.

You can create an interactive filter and add it to a dashboard as a widget. Selecting a value in the Interactive Filter widget filters the data in reports on the dashboard. On dashboards, selected filters are saved for each user and applied automatically the next time that user views the dashboard.{#c_HomepagePublishers__ph_ahd_mpr_zy}

Core UI interactive filter functionality is in maintenance mode and is no longer being augmented or changed. Only security fixes to this feature will be addressed. For updated filtering functionality, see [Filters in Platform Analytics](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/dLtrHm3CmdIO7YIX95Vpbg "Filter lists and data visualizations on an inline or technical dashboard. Filter by possible data value, by whether the value is true or false, or by date.").

To create an interactive filter, see [Creating Interactive Filters of different types](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/6KQCNwgC5k8aNRGsy8MWGw "You can create and configure Interactive Filters for multiple field types.") and choose the filter type.  
Interactive filters on homepages do not retain default values or retain values across logins or page refreshes. This functionality is available on dashboards. For more information, see [Convert homepages to individual dashboards](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/2MU0E9zArrpb3SInhvdP3Q "Populate the Homepage migration status table and then determine which homepages to convert to dashboards. You can convert homepages to individual dashboards or you can convert multiple homepages to tabs on the same dashboard.").  
Important:  
* Performance Analytics widgets on the dashboard do not follow interactive filters. Separately filter those widgets on the same [breakdown source](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/TDk_ZVhGa7Kn1gftzF_SOw) by using the breakdown dashboard controls. For more information, see [Using breakdowns on dashboards](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/tT8RBcKdYJcf9h~9TpyuFw "You can add breakdown sources to a dashboard. Dashboard users then can select a breakdown source and one or more breakdown elements to filter scores in the visualizations on the dashboard.") and [Make a breakdown act as an interactive filter](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/fmAR8R~oAG1xgjscjovIEw "You can configure a Performance Analytics breakdown on a dashboard to act as an interactive filter for reports on the dashboard. The dashboard must be configured as a breakdown dashboard.").
* Interactive filters are not supported for reports that are based on a MetricBase source. For more information, see [MetricBase](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=metricbase&version=xanadu&pubname=xanadu-servicenow-platform&ft:locale=en-US).
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For information about unified filters in Platform Analytics, see [Filters in Platform Analytics](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/dLtrHm3CmdIO7YIX95Vpbg "Filter lists and data visualizations on an inline or technical dashboard. Filter by possible data value, by whether the value is true or false, or by date.").
* **[Creating Interactive Filters of different types](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/6KQCNwgC5k8aNRGsy8MWGw)**   
  You can create and configure Interactive Filters for multiple field types.
* **[Interactive Filters on dashboards](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/6tdMVSZvazHj8i4eDM6X_w)**   
  You can make an Interactive Filter available to users by adding the filter to a dashboard.
* **[Custom interactive filters](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/u_x2g~nbl0HNvmvmFkU2eA)**   
  As an administrator, you can create scripted interactive filter widgets to provide advanced filtering options on dashboard reports.