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title: "Reports Sharing Filters At Runtime"
slug: "reports-sharing-filters-runtime"
description: "This document shows how to handle Reports that share the same Filter, by using Filter Runtime Behavior in a Report. The document includes examples for how to handle this scenario, using one report that acts a Parent Report, and the other as the Child Report. "
updated: 2025-06-25T14:41:44Z
published: 2025-06-25T14:41:44Z
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# Reports Sharing Filters At Runtime

## Overview

This example will show how to use the **Filter Runtime Behavior** in a Report when several Reports are shown on one page and sharing one Request Value to affect all Reports on the Page. All **Filters** that need to share the same Value need to have the same name to accomplish this task. Additionally, it should be one Parent Report Filter where the user will type the Request Value. Other Reports should be child Reports to Get Value for the Filter from Parent Report.

## Example

### Create the Parent Report

1. Create a [Report](/v9/docs/create-reports).
2. In the Report Designer, within the **Data Sources** column, select the **Add**link to add Accounts as the **Data Source** to the Report.
3. Add **Email Address** and **Created On Date** as the **Data Fields**.
4. Add **Email Address****Contains Filter** from **Filters > Add > Field Filters > Email Address**.
5. Select the Filter just added to the Report and locate its **Settings**.
6. Under **Runtime Behavior,** select **Runtime Editable**in the drop-down menu.
7. Set Show All Data When Filter Value Is Empty to true.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2025-06-25_10h36_27.png)
8. Select the Email Address Data Field.
9. Expand the **Settings**, set **Send Data As Filter Change Source** as true, then type "Email Address Contains".
10. Save and close the Parent Report.![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2025-06-25_10h38_01.png)

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### Create the Child Report

1. Create a Report; under Data Sources, select Add. Choose **Folder Data Source**.
2. Add Entity Name and Created By as the Data Fields.
3. Under Filters, add **Created By****Contains**Filter**.**
4. Navigate to the **Filter Settings** and rename it "Email Address Contains".
5. In the **Runtime Behavior** drop-down, select the **Get Value From Other Reports** option, as this is the Child Report that will use the Value from its Parent Report.
6. Save and close the Report.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2025-06-25_10h39_05.png)

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## Debug

Add the two reports to a [Page](https://documentation.decisions.com/v9/docs/create-pages-dashboards#building-an-attached-page).

1. Select the filter icon on the Parent Report. Type a desirable value into the Parent Report's Email Address Textbox. Select APPLY.
2. As expected, it affects both Reports.![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2024-08-01_16h07_19.png)
3.