Answers.Body: <p>You can save an instance of the report that has your preferred settings and then have it appear in the menu or on the dashboard.</p>
  <p><a href="https://docs.civicrm.org/user/en/latest/reporting/set-up/#define-report-settings" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://docs.civicrm.org/user/en/latest/reporting/set-up/#define-report-settings</a></p>
  <p>Briefly, set your settings, refresh the report, look at the Access tab for any additional settings like menu entry, and then choose Create Report from the actions dropdown.</p>
  
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Body: <p>Why is the &quot;Deceased&quot; flag set to &quot;no&quot; by default in standard reports ? This causes waste of time in understanding why the search results are not full. All other flags are set to &quot;any&quot;.
  Is it possible to change this default value in the reports templates?
  Thank you</p>
  
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Comments.Text: I guess the thinking is that most of the time, most of us want to know about live contacts so setting that as the default saves time overall.
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Tags: <reports><default-settings>
Title: "Deceased" flag set to "no" by default in standard reports
ThreadText: # "Deceased" flag set to "no" by default in standard reports
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2020-06-24)
  
  Why is the "Deceased" flag set to "no" by default in standard reports ? This causes waste of time in understanding why the search results are not full. All other flags are set to "any".
  Is it possible to change this default value in the reports templates?
  Thank you
  
  **Tags:** reports, default-settings
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: I guess the thinking is that most of the time, most of us want to know about live contacts so setting that as the default saves time overall.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2020-06-24. Score: 3 | Accepted answer
  
  You can save an instance of the report that has your preferred settings and then have it appear in the menu or on the dashboard.
  
  <https://docs.civicrm.org/user/en/latest/reporting/set-up/#define-report-settings>
  
  Briefly, set your settings, refresh the report, look at the Access tab for any additional settings like menu entry, and then choose Create Report from the actions dropdown.
  
  
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