# Exclusions

## Overview

Exclusions help you improve your data accuracy by excluding issues from calculations that were canceled, not completed, deprecated, etc.

## Configure

1. Go to [Organization settings -> Exclusions](https://delivery.usehaystack.io/investments)
2. Click `Configure`

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3. Select statuses and resolutions that you want to exclude

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4. Click `Save`

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After that Haystack will recalculate all of your historical data, excluding statuses and resolutions that you’ve selected.&#x20;

Recalculating all historical data will take up to 10 minutes.

{% hint style="warning" %}
Updating exclusions might change historical data for all teams
{% endhint %}

## FAQ

<details>

<summary>Will exclusions change my historical data?</summary>

Yes, after exclusions are applied, all your historical data will be recalculated

</details>

<details>

<summary>How long it takes to update all metrics after exclusions are updated?</summary>

Recalculating all historical data will take up to 10 minutes

</details>