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I recently created a dashboard for a program team that shows information from multiple projects. I did this by filtering each report on the program name. I realized this report would be useful to other program teams. I removed the program specific filters to create a generic dashboard and added it to the layout template under programs. This worked great except for a few report types that do not automatically filter for "this program" (eg resource estimate reports). Is anyone aware of a "this program" wildcard , or another method I can use so that I can avoid a) adding prompts or b) creating specifically filtered reports for each program. Matt McCarthy
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Hi Matt, We developed our "http://store.atappstore.com/product/uberfilter/">UberFilter solution for this exact usecase: pick one filter at the top of a dashboard and apply it to every UberFilter-enabled report contained within the dashboard, saving the users redundant prompting time, and drastically reducing your report count and maintenance. Regards, Doug Doug Den Hoed - AtAppStore Got Skills? Lend a hand! https://community.workfront.com/participate/unanswered-threads

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Thanks, Doug. That looks like it would do the trick and anything that reduces report count and maintenance is definitely a good thing! In this instance, however, I am hoping to find a solution within Workfront. Matt McCarthy

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Thanks Matt, Understood. For context, part of our unique role in the Workfront ecosystem is to watch for edge cases like this one that where enough clients have a similar need that it warrants our time and investment to solve it, justifies (in convenience and time savings) our clients' decision to use our solution, but also recognizes that in time, Workfront might incorporate similar functionality into the base product. Done right, everyone wins, and it keeps us on our toes looking for our Next Solutions. That said, in your particular case, there is a long standing Idea Share entry you can vote on to have Workfront consider building in this dashboard level filter concept natively. Until then, though, I believe you've reached the fork in the road with what is currently possible within Workfront: Go left, and your users will have to choose the prompt on every report every time, but you will minimize your report count and maintenance. Go right, and your users can navigate to the exact copy of the dashboard that shows what they need without prompts, but leaving you with exponentially more reports to manage and the redundant work required to maintain them when (say) a common view needs to change across all reports Regards, Doug Doug Den Hoed - AtAppStore Got Skills? Lend a hand! https://community.workfront.com/participate/unanswered-threads