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title: "Filter spots"
slug: "filter-spots"
updated: 2026-08-17T09:36:02Z
published: 2026-08-19T08:38:22Z
canonical: "docs.grassfish.com/filter-spots"
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# Filter spots

If you have many spots, it can help to create a filter for your selectable spots pane.

- Using a filter gives you a better overview of particular spots.
- Which filter options you can use, depends on your system, user type, and permissions.

## Create a spot filter

To create a filter, perform the following steps:

1. Go to **Content > Playlist**.
2. In the **Selectable spots** pane, click **Advanced filter**.
3. In the **Create new filter** window, specify the following general filter settings:

| **Templates** | Select a filter template that you've created previously. This option is only available if you have previously created filters. |
| --- | --- |
| **Spot type** | Select one of the following options: - **Do not filter** - **Filter according to the following types**: select the type of spot you want to filter by. |
| **Allow variants (public)** | Select one of the following filter options for spot variants: - **Do not filter** - **Yes**: filter for spots that can have variants. - **No**: filters for spots that can't have variants. - **Min. number**: filter for spots that can have variants and have at least the specified number of variants. |
| **Creation date of variants** | Select one of the following filter options: - **Do not filter** - **Limit date**: set the date and time period. |
| **Data sources** | Select a [data source](/grassfish/docs/data-sources) to filter by. |
| **Spot visibility** | Select one of the following filter options: - **Do not filter** - **Deactivated spots only** - **Activated spots only** |
| **Automatic archiving deactivated** | Select to filter for spots without automatic archiving. Automatic archiving must be enabled in your system. |
| **Deactivatable for location users** | Select to filter for spots without deactivation option. Automatic archiving must be enabled in your system. |
4. In the **Time control** tab, specify the following general filter settings:

| **Creation date** | Select one of the following filter options: - **Do not filter** - **Limit date**: set the date and time period. - **Within the last**: set the number of days. |
| --- | --- |
| **Change date** | Select one of the following filter options: - **Do not filter** - **Limit date**: set the date and time period. - **Within the last**: set the number of days. |
| **Date of validity** | Select one of the following filter options: - **Do not filter** - **Limit date**: set the date and time period. - **Due in**: set the number of days. |
| **Trusted content** | Select one of the following filter options: - **Do not filter** - **Visible from**: set the date and time. Trusted content refers to an [SOC tag](/grassfish/docs/manage-tags) which ensures that spot content remains invisible until a specified time. This feature must be enabled in your system. |
| **Display duration** | Select one of the following filter options: - **Do not filter** - **Limit time**: set the time period. |
5. In the **Tags** tab, move tags from **Available** to **Assigned**. If you assign a tag group, all of its tags are assigned.
6. To save the filter, use one of the following options:
  - Click **Save** to save the filter for now.
  - Click **Save as** to save the filter as a template for reuse.
7. Click **Apply** to apply the filter on the spots.