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title: "Use expressions in reports"
description: "Replace manual filters with expressions to link reports to central definitions."
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# Use expressions in reports

Last modified July 21, 2026

> Replace manual filters with expressions to link reports to central definitions.

To use an expression instead of creating an ordinary selection/filter, you do the following:

1. Drag out the relevant dimension from the list of dimensions as usual (for example, **Account**).
2. In the **Layout Editor**, click the X button to delete the filter that was created when you dragged in the dimension.
3. Open **Expressions** from the **Report Designer** menu and drag the relevant expression into the filter area.

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> [!TIP]
> You can edit expressions that are created from the *Layout Editor*; click the *Edit Tree* button to go to the *Expressions Editor*.


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