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The report settings panel lets you configure a number of general properties for the report.
To access the report settings panel, follow these steps:
Edit the report
Select File > Report settings, or right-click the canvas, then click Report settings
Data source
Configuring a data source in the report settings panel is no different than adding a data source to any other component. That data source will be the default until you add a different one to any other component in the report.
Date Range Dimension
Configuring a date range dimension in the report settings panel sets it as the default for the entire report. You can override this by setting a different date range dimension for a selected component.
Configuring a filter in the report settings panel sets it as the default for the entire report. All components that share the same (or similar) data source are affected by the filter. You can override this by turning off filter inheritance for a selected component.
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