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# Favorites

> Pin any page in SkillsDB to your sidebar with Favorites. Save the page itself or a specific filter, sort, and display configuration — personally or company-wide — and return to it from the Favorites section of the left navigation.

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  **Quick Summary:** Favorites let you pin any page in SkillsDB to a dedicated section of the left navigation. Select the star icon in the page header to save a page with its current filter, sort, and display state. Personal favorites are visible only to you. Administrators can pin favorites for everyone in the company or for selected groups.
</Info>

# Overview

Favorites are named bookmarks to pages in SkillsDB — plus the exact filter, sort, and display state those pages were in when you saved them. They appear as buttons in a dedicated **Favorites** section at the top of the left navigation, giving you quick access to the views you use most.

Every user can create personal favorites, visible only to them. Administrators can create admin favorites that appear in the sidebar for every user in the company, or for a selected subset of users (for example, everyone in a specific business unit or department). This makes favorites both a personal productivity tool and an org- or company-wide navigation tool — admins curate the most important pages and views, and individuals supplement with their own shortcuts.

Because favorites capture both the URL and the extended display state, they preserve configurations that would otherwise be lost on reload — things like column selections, chart types, grading tab selection, and applied filters. Opening a favorite is identical to navigating back to that page in the exact state you saved it.

Favorites complement, but are different from, [Saved Views](/configurations/saved-views). A favorite is a shortcut in the Favorites section of the sidebar. A saved view becomes a named sub-page under the relevant parent page. Use favorites when you want quick access to any page or configuration; use saved views when you want a specific configuration to appear as a permanent sub-page under a parent section.

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## Prerequisites

Before creating favorites, you need:

* **Permission level**: Any user role to create personal favorites; administrator role to create admin favorites visible to others
* **Access requirement**: Any SkillsDB page — favorites work on pages with or without filters applied

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## The Favorite Button

The favorite button appears as a **star icon** in the page header area of most SkillsDB pages. The icon state shows whether the current view is already favorited:

| Icon state       | Meaning                                                 |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Outline star** | The current page and state is not currently a favorite  |
| **Filled star**  | The current page and state matches an existing favorite |

A favorite is matched to the current page by both its **path** (for example, `/team/people`) and its **URL parameters** (filters and sort). This means the same page can have multiple favorites saved at different filter states, and each one shows a filled star only when its exact configuration is active.

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## Creating a Personal Favorite

Any user can create a personal favorite on any page. Personal favorites are visible only in your own sidebar and appear with a **yellow** star icon in the Favorites section.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Apply the state you want to save">
    Navigate to the page you want to favorite. Apply any filters, sorts, column selections, or display settings you want to preserve.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open the save modal">
    Select the **star icon** in the page header. A modal opens with fields to configure the new favorite.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Name the favorite">
    Enter a **display name** in the name field. The display name is what appears in the Favorites sidebar section, so choose something that makes the purpose immediately clear — for example, `My Team — Training Overdue` or `Engineering Careers`.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm visibility">
    Leave the visibility option set to **Only Me**. This is the default for all users.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save">
    Select the save button. The favorite is created immediately and appears in the Favorites section of the left navigation.
  </Step>
</Steps>

The star icon on the page switches from outline to filled, confirming that the current view is now favorited.

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## Creating an Admin Favorite

Administrators can create favorites that appear in the sidebar for other users — either all users in the company or a specific subset based on org structure. Admin favorites appear with a **blue** star icon to distinguish them from personal favorites.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Apply the state you want to save">
    Navigate to the page you want to share as a favorite and apply the filters, sorts, column selections, or display settings that every targeted user should see.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open the save modal">
    Select the **star icon** in the page header.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Name the favorite and choose visibility">
    Enter a **display name**, then change the visibility option:

    | Option            | Who sees the favorite                                                                                                                     |
    | ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
    | **Only Me**       | Only you — a personal favorite                                                                                                            |
    | **All People**    | Every user in the company                                                                                                                 |
    | **Select Groups** | Only users in the business units, divisions, departments, teams, sites, shifts, cities, states, countries, or business regions you select |
  </Step>

  <Step title="For Select Groups, target the audience">
    If you chose **Select Groups**, an org structure picker appears. Select one or more groups from any dimension. SkillsDB shows a live count of users who will receive the favorite as you change the selection.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save">
    Select the save button. The admin favorite is created and appears in the Favorites sidebar section for every targeted user the next time they load the app.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Warning>
  **Warning:** Admin favorites appear for users immediately on their next navigation — users cannot remove an admin favorite from their own sidebar. Only an administrator can delete it. Confirm the name and targeting before saving.
</Warning>

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## Using Favorites

Once created, favorites appear in a dedicated **Favorites** section at the top of the left navigation, with a star icon next to each entry. Select any favorite to navigate directly to the page it points to — SkillsDB applies the saved filters, sort order, columns, and extended display state automatically.

The currently active favorite is highlighted in the navigation while you are on that exact page and state. Changing filters or navigating away un-highlights the favorite but does not remove it.

<Info>
  **Note:** If you apply new filters or sorts on a page that matches a favorite, the star icon on the page header switches back to outline — this means the current state no longer matches the favorite. You can then save a new favorite for the current state, or select the favorite again from the sidebar to return to its saved configuration.
</Info>

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## Removing a Favorite

You can remove any personal favorite you created. Administrators can remove admin favorites. Users cannot remove an admin favorite that was shared with them.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Navigate to the favorite">
    Select the favorite in the Favorites sidebar section — the page opens with the saved state applied. The star icon in the page header appears filled.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open the delete confirmation">
    Select the **filled star icon** in the page header. A confirmation modal opens.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm the deletion">
    Confirm in the modal. The favorite is removed from your sidebar immediately.
  </Step>
</Steps>

If you are a non-admin user trying to remove an admin favorite, SkillsDB shows a message indicating the favorite is an admin favorite and cannot be removed. Contact your administrator if an admin favorite should be changed or removed.

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## Personal vs Admin Favorites at a Glance

| Aspect                 | Personal favorite                                   | Admin favorite                                        |
| ---------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| **Who can create**     | Any user                                            | Administrators only                                   |
| **Who can see**        | Only the creator                                    | All people, or a targeted group                       |
| **Sidebar icon color** | Yellow star                                         | Blue star                                             |
| **Who can delete**     | The creator                                         | Administrators only                                   |
| **Targeting options**  | N/A                                                 | All People / Select Groups                            |
| **Typical use**        | Personal shortcuts, filter combinations you revisit | Company-wide standard views, team-specific dashboards |

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## Common Questions

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Can I have multiple favorites for the same page?">
    Yes. Favorites are matched by both path and URL parameters. You can save the same base page multiple times with different filters or sorts — for example, one favorite for **Team > People — Engineering** and another for **Team > People — Marketing**. Each favorite shows a filled star icon only when its exact configuration is currently active.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="What exactly does a favorite capture?">
    A favorite captures the page path, all URL parameters (filters and sort), and any extended display state the page tracks internally — such as column visibility, column widths, chart type, grade tab selection, or display mode. When you open a favorite, SkillsDB restores all of those elements, not just the URL.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="What is the difference between a Favorite and a Saved View?">
    Both features save a page state and create a sidebar entry. A **favorite** appears in the dedicated **Favorites** section at the top of the sidebar. A **saved view** appears as a named sub-page nested under the parent page in the navigation. Use favorites for quick, top-level shortcuts. Use saved views when you want a specific configuration to appear as a permanent child of a section (for example, an `Engineering — Below Target` saved view under **Team > People**). See [Saved Views](/configurations/saved-views) for the full comparison.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can a user remove an admin favorite from their own sidebar?">
    No. Admin favorites are created and managed by administrators only. A non-admin user who tries to remove an admin favorite sees a message explaining the favorite is admin-managed. To have an admin favorite removed, contact your administrator.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="How does Select Groups targeting work?">
    Select Groups lets administrators target admin favorites to users who belong to specific organizational dimensions — business units, divisions, departments, teams, sites, shifts, cities, states, countries, or business regions. Selections combine across dimensions. For example, selecting **Department: Engineering** and **Site: London** targets only users who are both in the Engineering department AND assigned to the London site. SkillsDB displays a live user count as you change selections so you can confirm the audience before saving.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Do favorites stay in sync if the underlying page changes?">
    Favorites store the URL path and saved display state at the moment they were created. If you later rename, move, or remove a feature in SkillsDB, existing favorites that point to it may no longer work. In those cases, the favorite still appears in the sidebar but loads a default or empty state when selected. Delete outdated favorites and create new ones to replace them.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can I rename a favorite after creating it?">
    Renaming a favorite in place is not available from the sidebar. To change a favorite's display name, delete the existing favorite, re-apply the same page state, and create a new favorite with the updated name.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Where do favorites appear in the navigation?">
    Favorites appear in a collapsible **Favorites** section at the top of the left navigation — above **Profile**, **Team**, **Company**, and **Library**. The section only displays when you have at least one personal or admin favorite applied.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

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## Related Articles

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Saved Views" icon="link" href="/configurations/saved-views">
    Save a page state as a named sub-page nested under the parent in the sidebar — complementary to favorites
  </Card>

  <Card title="Search" icon="link" href="/core-concepts/search">
    Apply filters in search and save the result as a favorite for repeated access
  </Card>

  <Card title="Analytics & Reporting" icon="link" href="/core-concepts/analytics-and-reporting">
    Skills Matrix and other analytics views are common candidates for favorites
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

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## Need Help?

<Info>
  If you run into any issues or have questions, reach out to your organization's SkillsDB administrator or contact [SkillsDB Support](https://www.skillsdb.com/support).
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