Components overview

Select one or more components.

From the context menu, or from the Component actions button (at the top of Components), select one of the following actions.

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Component action	Description
Tag	Organize or manage components by applying tags to them. You can then search by tag in the left panel by selecting the filter or typing #. Tags also act as filters in the component managers.
Favorite	Add the component to your list of favorites. Like tags, you can search by Favorites in the left panel and filter by them in the component managers.
Un-favorite	Remove the component from your list of favorites.
Approve	Mark components as Approved to signal to your users that the component is organization-approved. Like tags, you can search and filter by Approved in the left panel. A identifies approved components.
Share	Share components to users in your organization. This option is available for custom components only, such as filters or calculated metrics.
Delete	Delete components that you no longer need. This option is available for custom components only, such as filters or calculated metrics.

Select Components in the left panel.

In the search field, begin typing the name of the component you want to use in your project.

A color and icon identify the type of component. Dimensions are orange, Filters are blue, Date ranges are purple, and Metrics are green.
The Adobe icon indicates either a calculated metric template or a filter template. The calculator icon indicates a calculated metric that an administrator in your organization has created.

Select the component from the drop-down list.

Select the Components icon in the left panel.

Select Filter , or enter # in the search field.

Select any of the following filter options to filter the list of components:

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Icon	Filter option	Description
	Approved	Show only components that are marked as Approved by an administrator.
	Favorites	Show only components that are in your list of Favorites. For information about adding components to your list of favorites, see Manage components.
	Dimensions	Show only components that are Dimensions.
	Metrics	Show only components that are Metrics.
	Filters	Show only components that are Filters.
	Date ranges	Show only components that are Date ranges.
	Tag name	Show only components with the specific selected tags. A dedicated tag is available for Adobe Template which are the default calculated metrics from Adobe.

Select in a filter to remove the filter.

You can optionally sort the component list, as described in Sort the component list.

(Optional) Apply any filters to the component list, as described in Filter the component list.

Select Components in the left panel.

Select Sort , then select any of the following filter options to sort the list of components.