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Define Filter Selections for Widgets
Dashboard widgets can be set to automatically receive or ignore specific filter selections.

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Dashboard widgets can be set to automatically receive or ignore specific filter selections.
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Dashboard widgets automatically receive filter selections that you make. However, you can specify which filters a widget can receive or ignore. For example, you can set a Year-Over-Year metric to None so it always stays consistent.



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