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title: Create filters in Microsoft Intune
title: Create assignment filters in Microsoft Intune
description: Learn more about policy assignment filters, and see the steps to create, update, or delete a filter in Microsoft Intune. Create an assignment filter for managed devices or managed apps scenarios.
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author: MandiOhlinger
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# Use filters when assigning your apps, policies, and profiles in Microsoft Intune

When you create a policy, you can use filters to assign a policy based on rules you create. A filter allows you to narrow the assignment scope of a policy. For example, use filters to target devices with a specific OS version or a specific manufacturer, target only personal devices or only organization-owned devices, and more.
When you create a policy, you can use assignment filters to assign a policy based on rules you create. An assignment filter allows you to narrow the assignment scope of a policy. For example, use filters to target devices with a specific OS version or a specific manufacturer, target only personal devices or only organization-owned devices, and more.

Filters are available for:
Assignment filters are available for:

- Devices enrolled in Intune, which are **managed devices**.
- Apps that are managed by Intune, which are **managed apps**.
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[!INCLUDE [android_device_administrator_support](../includes/android-device-administrator-support.md)]

## How filters work
## How assignment filters work

:::image type="content" source="./media/filters/admin-creates-filter.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows how the admin creates a filter, and uses the filter in a policy in Microsoft Intune." lightbox="./media/filters/admin-creates-filter.png":::

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## Create a filter

1. Sign in to the [Intune admin center](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2109431).
2. Select **Tenant administration** > **Filters** > **Create**.
2. Select **Tenant administration** > **Assignment filters** > **Create**.

You can also create filters in:

- **Devices** > **Organize devices** > **Filters**
- **Apps** > **Filters**
- **Devices** > **Organize devices** > **Assignment filters**
- **Apps** > **Assignment filters**

3. Select **Managed devices** or **Managed apps**:

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10. In **Review + create**, review your settings. When you select **Create**, your changes are saved. The filter is created, and ready to be used. The filter is also shown in the filters list.

## Use a filter
## Use an assignment filter

After the filter is created, it's ready to use when assigning your apps or policies.

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After you create a filter, you can filter the existing list of filters by platform and by profile type (**Managed devices** or **Managed apps**).

1. In the [Intune admin center](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2109431), select **Tenant administration** > **Filters**. A list of all the filters is shown.
1. In the [Intune admin center](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2109431), select **Tenant administration** > **Assignment filters**. A list of all the filters is shown.

You can also go to **Devices** > **Organize devices** > **Filters**, or **Apps** > **Filters**.
You can also go to **Devices** > **Organize devices** > **Assignment filters**, or **Apps** > **Assignment filters**.

2. Select **Add filters**:

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After the filter is assigned to your policies, you can see all the policies that use the filter.

1. In the [Intune admin center](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2109431), select **Tenant administration** > **Filters**. A list of all the filters is shown.
1. In the [Intune admin center](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2109431), select **Tenant administration** > **Assignment filters**. A list of all the filters is shown.

You can also go to **Devices** > **Organize devices** > **Filters**, or **Apps** > **Filters**.
You can also go to **Devices** > **Organize devices** > **Assignment filters**, or **Apps** > **Assignment filters**.

2. Select the filter you want to review > **Associated Assignments** tab.

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After a filter is created, it can also be changed or updated.

1. In the [Intune admin center](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2109431), select **Tenant administration** > **Filters**. A list of all the filters is shown.
1. In the [Intune admin center](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2109431), select **Tenant administration** > **Assignment filters**. A list of all the filters is shown.

You can also update filters in **Devices** > **Organize devices** > **Filters**, or **Apps** > **Filters**.
You can also update filters in **Devices** > **Organize devices** > **Assignment filters**, or **Apps** > **Assignment filters**.

2. To update an existing filter, select the filter you want to change. Select **Rules** > **Edit**, and make your changes:

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## Delete a filter

1. In the [Intune admin center](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2109431), select **Tenant administration** > **Filters**. A list of all the filters is shown.
1. In the [Intune admin center](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2109431), select **Tenant administration** > **Assignment filters**. A list of all the filters is shown.

You can also delete filters in **Devices** > **Organize devices** > **Filters**, or **Apps** > **Filters**.
You can also delete filters in **Devices** > **Organize devices** > **Assignment filters**, or **Apps** > **Assignment filters**.

2. Next to the filter, select the ellipses (**...**), and select **Delete**:

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