> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://helpdesk.smaply.app/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://helpdesk.smaply.app/journey-maps/filtering-and-views/how-to-save-and-apply-a-view.md). # How to save and apply a view Save a filter you reach for often as a named view, so you can reapply it from the journey map without rebuilding it each time. A view is a saved filter: select it and the map snaps back to the cards that filter shows. {% hint style="info" icon="tag" %} #### Plan availability Saved views are available on the **Repository** plan and above. {% endhint %} #### How to save a filter as a view You save a view from an active filter, so apply the filter you want first. For the full filter flow across lanes, personas, tags, and portfolio items, see [How to filter a journey map](/journey-maps/filtering-and-views/how-to-filter-a-journey-map.md). {% stepper %} {% step %} **Apply a filter to the map** In the journey map editor, click **Filter** and set up the filter you want to save. Once at least one filter is active, a **Create view** button appears in the bar, next to **Filter** and **Views**.

A journey map filtered to one persona. The bar above the canvas shows the Filter button with a count badge, a chip naming the active persona filter, a blue Create view button, and a Clear button. — Create view appears once a filter is active

{% endstep %} {% step %} **Open the Create view dialog** Click **Create view**. The **Create view** dialog opens with a **View name** field and a **Set as my default view** toggle.

The Create view dialog. A View name field holds the text 'Andre's experience'. Below it is a 'Set as my default view' toggle, then Cancel and Create view buttons. — Create view dialog

{% endstep %} {% step %} **Name the view and save** Give the view a name that describes what it shows, like the persona or segment it isolates. Turn on **Set as my default view** if you want this filter applied automatically each time you open the map. Click **Create view** to save it. {% endstep %} {% endstepper %} *** #### How to apply or switch a saved view Click **Views** in the bar to open the views dropdown. Use **Type to search** to find a view by name, or pick it from the list, and the map reapplies that view's filter. Once a view is active, the **Views** button relabels to the view's name with an **x** beside it; click the **x** to clear the view and return to the unfiltered map.

The Views dropdown open on a journey map. It has a 'Type to search' box at the top and one saved view row, 'Andre's experience', with a drag handle on its left and a chevron on its right. The Views button in the bar has been relabelled to the active view's name with an x to clear it. — Views dropdown with a saved view

Saved views belong to the map, so anyone with access to it sees the same views. To send someone a single view as a read-only link, see [How to share a saved view](/sharing-and-exporting/how-to-share-a-saved-view.md). *** #### How to reorder or delete a view Open the **Views** dropdown and click **Edit views** at the bottom. The **Edit views** dialog lists every saved view, where you can drag a view to reorder it, or open a view's menu to **Set as default view** or **Delete** it. A view stays in sync with the map. Cards you add inside the filter's scope show up in the view automatically, with no need to re-save. If you change the map's structure in a way that falls outside the view, like adding a new lane, Smaply prompts you to update the view to include or leave out the new content. #### Related topics

Title	Description	Target
Filter a journey map	Filter by lanes, personas, tags, or portfolio items, and combine dimensions.	/pages/TvWyNP7bpL7PzUBbgLJ2
Share a saved view	Generate a separate read-only link for one saved view, independent of the full map.	/pages/EzewsMl4q3GLzrR9AXm0
Filter a journey map by persona	Narrow a map to one or more personas using the Personas filter dimension.	/pages/zxwopszZeIAP89VtDjFI

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