# Creating, reusing and editing Filters

Creating a filter in Toucan is important to make a global and interactive point of view for your end-users. As they're global, once you create one, you can reuse it across different layouts.

**To create a filter**:

1. Edit the Home or a Story
2. Click on "Add a filter"
3. Click on "Create a filter" in the dropdown
4. Select the source dataset in the dataset selection modal
5. (optional) Choose a [filter type](https://docs-v3.toucantoco.com/visualizations-and-layouts/apps/filters/type-of-filters)
6. Select a column in the source dataset in the configuration panel
7. Set a name for your filter
8. Click on "Create"

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Your filter should replace the placeholder you clicked in step 2.
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{% hint style="warning" %}
Once your filter is created, you can't edit the column or the dataset used by the filter.
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**To reuse an existing filter**:

1. Edit the Home or a Story
2. Click on "Add a filter"
3. Select the filter you want to use

{% hint style="success" %}
Your filter should replace the placeholder you clicked in step 2.
{% endhint %}

**To edit a filter**:

1. Edit the Home or a Story
2. Hover the filter
3. Click on the "pen" icon

{% hint style="success" %}
The filter configuration panel should open on the left.
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You can also change the column and dataset of a filter:

If you change the dataset of a filter, you may find yourself in one of three situations:

* filtering in the layout (filtering is automatically applied)
* filtering from a dataset (If the name of the column changes completely, you will have to change it. If the column exists, there will be no problem).
* filtering from a dataset with an additional value (the additional value is not currently processed)
  {% endhint %}

**To move a filter**:

You're able to reorder your filters pinned into a layout.

1. Edit the Home or a Story
2. Hover the filter
3. Click and hold the "drag\&drop" icon
4. Move the app filter where you want it to be

{% hint style="success" %}
The filter has been moved.
{% endhint %}

Here's a quick overview of how to add existing filters of various types to a story.

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Adding different types of filter on a story
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