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title: Filter questions in an assessment
description: In SAE, narrow the question list in an assessment by selecting one or more filters from the filter dropdown. Combine filters to focus on questions that match every selected criterion.
locale: en-US
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release: australia
product: Smart Assessment Engine
classification: smart-assessment-engine
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-06-04"
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keywords: [filter, filtering, question filter]
breadcrumb: [Filtering questions in an assessment, Respond to assessments, Manage, Smart Assessment Engine, Governance, Risk, and Compliance]
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# Filter questions in an assessment

In SAE, narrow the question list in an assessment by selecting one or more filters from the filter dropdown. Combine filters to focus on questions that match every selected criterion.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_smart\_asmt.actor

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to your workspace and then to your list of assessments.

    Here's an example of how to navigate to this list in the Compliance Workspace.

    1.  Navigate to **All** > **Policy and Compliance** > **Compliance Workspace**.
    2.  Select the tasks icon \[Omitted image "list-icon.png"\] Alt text:.
    3.  Select the **Control attestations** > **Smart Assessments** on the left panel.
    4.  The smart assessments list is displayed.
2.  Open the assessment in which you want to filter the question list.

3.  Select the **All questions** filter drop-down list.

4.  Select one or more filters from the drop-down list to narrow the question list.

    The list updates immediately to show only questions that match every selected filter. For a description of each filter, see [Filtering questions in an assessment](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/smart-assessment-engine/filtering-questions-in-an-assessment.md).

5.  To deselect a single filter without removing the others, reopen the drop-down list and clear that filter.

    The remaining selected filters stay active and the question list is recalculated to match.

6.  To remove all filters and return to the full question list, select **Clear** from the drop-down, or change the drop-down back to **All questions**.


## Result

The question list updates to show only questions matching the selected filters.

**Related topics**  


[Filtering questions in an assessment](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/smart-assessment-engine/filtering-questions-in-an-assessment.md)