About Filters

Filters reduce the amount of data shown in visualizations and determine the data set for all the visualizations on the canvas.

You can easily search for data filter elements using a variety of filter settings. For list filters, you can use case sensitive and pattern (wildcard) searches. Use the * and ? characters for the pattern match search. If you use \*, it will search for the * character in the text.

When you have multiple filters on the filter bar, you can re-order them by dragging them to different placements.

If visualizations are connected with a master-detail relationship, then you can click data in the master visualization to filter the detail visualization.

Note:

The filters on the filter bar at the top of the canvas filter all visualizations on the canvas. If you turn off Synchronize Visualizations, then a smaller filter bar is added above each visualization. This smaller filter bar applies only to that visualization. For more information, see Specifying How Visualizations Interact with One Another.