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title: Create an ad hoc filter from an existing filter
description: Create ad hoc filters from existing filters from Dispatcher Workspace.
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release: australia
product: Field Service Scheduling
classification: field-service-scheduling
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Managing ad hoc filters, Using Dispatcher Workspace, Assigning tasks from Dispatcher Workspace, Scheduling and dispatching, Use, Field Service Management]
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# Create an ad hoc filter from an existing filter

Create ad hoc filters from existing filters from Dispatcher Workspace.

## Before you begin

Role required: wm\_dispatcher

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Field Service** > **Dispatching** > **Dispatcher Workspace**.

2.  Select the **Dispatcher Workspace**.

3.  Select a filter from the drop-down of the filter search field.

4.  Select **Filter**.

5.  Set up the conditions for the filter.

6.  To save this filter for future use, select **Save filter**.

    1.  Enter a **Filter Name**.

    2.  Select **Save**.

7.  Select **Update**.


## Result

The new filter is added to the filter search drop-down.

-   If the filter wasn’t saved, it’s added as **Temporary filter**.
-   If the filter was saved, the new filter is added to the drop-down and to **List** > **Saved Filters** > **Task Filters**.