> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.curator.interworks.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Pause and Resume Changes

> Enable users to pause dashboard refreshes while applying multiple filters and parameters for better performance.

Curator can allow users to pause a Dashboard so that multiple changes (e.g. applying multiple filters) can be made
before the Dashboard is refreshed.

## Enable Dashboard Pause

1. Navigate to the backend of the system (e.g. `http://curatorexample.com/backend`).
2. Log in if prompted.
3. Click on the **Settings** > **Curator** > **Portal Settings** in the left-hand side navigation.
4. Click on the "Features" tab at the top of the main page content.
5. Click to switch on the "Pause Dashboards" setting under the "Toolbar Buttons (Tableau Actions)" section and click
   the "Save" button.

## Pause a Dashboard

1. Navigate to the frontend of the system (e.g. `http://curatorexample.com`).
2. Log in if prompted.
3. Navigate to the desired Dashboard by using the navigation menu.
4. Click on the pause layout updates icon at the top right portion of the screen. Normally this is displayed on the
   right side of the title bar in the Dashboard.
5. Make any desired changes to the filters, parameters, etc.
6. Click on the resume layout updates icon at the top right portion of the screen to apply all changes at once.