7.2.6.3 Creating Filter Definitions

To create a Filter definition, complete the following steps:

1. To create a Filter Definition, click the Add in the Filter Summary.
   The Filter Details Page with the following details is displayed.

   • Name - The unique Filter Definition Name.

     Note:

     You can enter up to 120 characters. All allowed characters are blank space ( ) , Underscore (_),comma (,), dot (.) and " hyphen (-) .
   • Folder - Select the Folder, to save the Filter definition.
   • Description - A brief description about the Filter Definition.

     Note:

     You can enter up to 250 characters. All characters are allowed except " & ", "+ ", "@" and "~".
   • Read-Only - Select this option to give other users the access to only view the Filter Definition.
   • Filter Type - Select one of the following filter types, based on the type of the object that needs to filtered. For more information about creating a filter based on the filter type refer, to the respective sections.
     • Attribute Filter
     • Data Element filter
     • Group filter
     • Hierarchy filter
2. After including all the filters, click Apply.
   The new Filter Definition is created successfully and added to the Filter Summary.

• Defining an Attribute Filter
  Attribute Filters are created using defined Attributes. Attribute filters facilitates you to filter on one or more Dimension Type Attributes.
• Defining a Data Element Filter
  Data Element Filter is a stored rule that expresses a set of constraints.
• Defining Group Filter
  Group Filters can be used to combine multiple Data Element Filters with a logical "AND".
• Defining Hierarchy Filter
  Hierarchy Filter allows you to utilize Rollup Nodes within a Hierarchy to help you exclude (filter out) or include data within an Rule.