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How to Use Quick Filters in Cometly Dashboards

Quick Filters let you temporarily standardize filters across all reports in a custom dashboard—without permanently changing any individual report. This makes it easy to analyze the same data slice across multiple reports, then instantly revert back.

Updated over 2 months ago

Why This Matters

Custom dashboards often contain reports configured with different time ranges or attribution settings. Quick Filters allow you to quickly answer questions like “What does everything look like this week?” or “How did Google Organic perform under an LTV window?”—without editing each report one by one or breaking your saved views.



Step 1: Open Quick Filters

  1. Navigate to the Dashboard tab.

  2. Open any custom dashboard.

  3. In the top-left corner, click Quick Filters.

This tool works on any custom dashboard.


Step 2: Add One or More Filters

  1. Inside Quick Filters, select one or more filters you want to apply.

  2. Click Add.

The selected filters will appear at the top of the dashboard.

💡 Pro Tip: You can apply multiple filters at the same time (for example, date range + source + attribution window).


Step 3: Apply the Filters Across the Dashboard

  1. Adjust the filter values (for example, change the date range to This Week).

  2. Click Apply.

All reports in the dashboard will immediately update to reflect the selected filters—regardless of their original settings.

Example:

  • One report was set to Last 30 Days

  • Another was set to This Year

  • After applying This Week, every report shows data for This Week


Step 4: Revert Back to Original Report Settings

  1. Clear the applied Quick Filters.

  2. Click Apply again.

All reports will revert back to their original saved configurations automatically.

⚠️ Note: Quick Filters are non-destructive. They never permanently modify individual reports.


Filter by Attribution Settings and Sources

Quick Filters can also standardize more advanced settings across reports, including:

  • Sources (e.g. Google Organic, Facebook Organic, Instagram Organic)

  • Attribution models (e.g. last-touch source-specific)

  • Attribution windows (e.g. 90 days vs LTV)

Example use case:

  • One report uses a 90-day attribution window

  • Others use LTV

  • Apply a Quick Filter for LTV to temporarily view all reports from the same attribution window perspective

  • Clear the filter to restore the original setup

You can also select multiple sources at once to compare combined performance across channels.


Use Quick Filters for Fast Analysis

Quick Filters are ideal when you want to:

  • Compare performance across a consistent time range

  • Analyze a specific traffic source across all reports

  • Validate how results change under different attribution windows or models

  • Answer ad hoc questions without editing saved reports


If you have questions about Quick Filters or need help configuring dashboards, reach out to Cometly chat support and we’ll help you get it set up correctly.

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