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- Right-click on the previously created Date filter and select Edit....
- In the Filter [Date] window, select the Relative dates option.
- Select the period you would like to see. Let's set the last five days. Select the radio button in front of Last, and type 5 in the associated box.
- In the bottom-left corner, check the box in front of Anchor relative to and choose a date, being careful that it's actually included in our dataset. For example, let's select 2/1/2018 by clicking on the date field and selecting the date from the drop-down calendar. We can view our selection in the following screenshot:

- Click OK to exit the window. ...
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