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# Grouping by breakdown and filtering by breakdown

# Grouping by breakdown and filtering by breakdown {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Xanadu
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* Updated August 1, 2024
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

In breakdown widgets, breakdowns either group or filter indicator scores. When you
create a widget, this dual purpose of breakdowns affects the function of the breakdown
fields.

The Breakdown and 2nd Breakdown fields in the
widget form have a different function for breakdown widgets than for other widget types. In most
other widget types, these fields specify filters. Only the indicator scores that correspond to
the specified breakdown elements are shown. However, when you create a breakdown widget, you
group the scores by a breakdown instead of filtering it. The elements of the breakdown are shown
as the different wedges of a pie visualization, or separate columns in a column visualization,
for example.

By default, a breakdown widget shows all the elements of the breakdown. However, you can
restrict which elements are shown by applying an element filter. For more information, see [Element filters](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/4KgfBdA~CnX416ShpC1BWQ#c_BreakdownElementFilters "Element filters enable you to specify or limit the displayed breakdown elements on visualizations.").

You can filter the scores by a first-level breakdown and element and show the elements of a
second-level breakdown. To do this, specify a breakdown and an element in the
Breakdown and Element fields. Then specify the
breakdown that is used to group the data in the 2nd Breakdown field. If
you do not specify a 2nd Breakdown, the Element
field is ignored and the first Breakdown is used to group indicator scores
instead of filtering them.