Create a report that dynamically shows results that are personalized for each user. For
example, create an opportunity report for your sales team with a filter that personalizes the
results for each opportunity owner when they open the report.
Required Editions
Available in: Lightning Experience
Available in: Essentials, Group, Professional, Enterprise,
Performance, Unlimited, and Developer Editions
User Permissions Needed
To add or edit a filter:
Create and Customize Reports
AND
Report Builder
To edit a filter while viewing a report in Lightning Experience:
Run Reports
From the App Launcher, find and select Reports.
Click New Report.
Select a report type, and click Start Report.
On the Filters tab, click Add Filter.
Select a user-related field, such as Opportunity Owner or Created By.
In the filter options, click Use relative value.
This option dynamically changes the filter value to the currently signed-in user. The
filter value $USER shows the username of the currently signed-in user, not the user ID.
To save the filter, click Apply.
To save and run the report, click Save & Run.
Name your report and choose a folder to save your report.
To verify that the report is working correctly, you can log in as different users to see if
the report dynamically updates to show personalized results for each user.
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