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title: Save a custom filter in Express List
description: Save your custom view of categorized alerts in Express List to use again, share, or set as your default view. Saving your custom view saves all filters, tags, and conditions.
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release: australia
product: Event Management
classification: event-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Filtering the alert display in the Express List pane, Set up your workspace, Express List, Event Management, ITOM AIOps, IT Operations Management]
---

# Save a custom filter in Express List

Save your custom view of categorized alerts in Express List to use again, share, or set as your default view. Saving your custom view saves all filters, tags, and conditions.

## Before you begin

Role required: evt\_mgmt\_operator, evt\_mgmt\_admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Workspaces** > **Service Operations Workspace**.

2.  In the primary navigation, select the Express List icon \(\[Omitted image "express-list1.png"\] Alt text: Express List icon\).

3.  Once you have set up a filter that you want to reuse, set as your default view, or share with others, save the filter.

    For more information about filtering the Express List alert display, see the following topics:

    -   [Filter the Express List display using attributes](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/event-management/filter-attributes.md)
    -   [Filter the Express List display by adding or removing fields](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/event-management/filter-express-list-fields.md)
    -   [Filter out or show matching alerts](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/event-management/filter-right-click-option.md)
    1.  In the Express List select **Save new**.

    2.  In the **Save new filter** dialog box in the **Filter name** field, enter a name for the filter.

    3.  Make this filter your default filter by selecting **Set as default**.

    4.  Select **Save** to save the filter.

4.  Share a saved filter by copying its link to send to others.

    1.  In the **Filters** panel, select the filter from the drop-down list.

    2.  Select the Copy link to clipboard icon \(\[Omitted image "link-outline-24.svg"\] Alt text: Copy link to clipboard icon\).

5.  Set a saved filter as your default filter.

    1.  In the **Filters** panel, select the filter from the drop-down list.

    2.  Select the More Actions icon \(\[Omitted image "more-actions-icon.png"\] Alt text: More Actions icon\) and select **Set as default**.

6.  Delete a saved filter.

    1.  In the **Filters** panel, select the filter from the drop-down list.

    2.  Select the More Actions icon \(\[Omitted image "more-actions-icon.png"\] Alt text: More actions icon\) and select **Delete filter**.