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title: "Guide: Record filters"
slug: "guide-record-filters"
description: "Create record filter categories and definitions in Cintra iQ to identify records sharing characteristics, then test and apply the filter to the Navigator."
updated: 2026-06-10T11:18:59Z
published: 2026-06-10T11:18:59Z
canonical: "help.cintra.co.uk/guide-record-filters"
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# Guide: Record filters

Record filters identify and select records that share characteristics, such as employees without National Insurance numbers or absences within a department. To find out more, see [What are record filters?](/iq/docs/what-are-record-filters)

- [Create the record filter category](/iq/docs/how-do-i-create-record-filter-categories)
- [Create the record filter definition](/iq/docs/how-do-i-create-a-record-filter-definition)
- [Create the filter criteria](/iq/docs/how-do-i-create-filter-criteria)
- [Test the record filter definition by counting records](/iq/docs/how-do-i-count-records)
- [Apply the record filter to the Navigator](/iq/docs/how-do-i-apply-record-filter-s-to-the-navigator)