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# Custom View Filter

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Check out the walk-through on Custom View Filter to understand the functionality.
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![Applying a Custom Filter](/files/MLl5XWhVccBarEFaebgE)

The user can access this view-specific filter option from the chart properties provided on the storyboard when the view is saved.

* Create a View by the drag and drop of the desired dimension and measure options on the Design page (By default, the Mixed chart gets selected to display the selected data).
* Open the ***Properties*** tab.
* Select the ***View*** ***Filter*** option using the Properties panel (In this case, the filter condition is **Designation**).
* Click the ***Save*** option to save the view on the storyboard.    

![Defining the View Filter on the Design page](/files/5ykx1f7Eby3MQYPKslrX)

* Access the view from the storyboard.
*  Click the ***Filter*** icon.
* The selected View Filter option gets selected (In this case, it is 'designation').
* Select a filter value.
* Click the ***Apply*** icon.     

     ![](/files/wSXolZYFKOMkGqIElQmG)                              

* The concerned **View gets customized as per the selected filter condition** on the ***Storyboard***.   

![the View gets customised based on the applied View Filter](/files/aHXPTZEfZjWcObDnZavb)

### Editing the Customised View

* Click the ***Edit*** option for the same view from the Storyboard.          

![Accessing the Edit option for the Customized View](/files/MrKGcF7aA3eUo1duZszW)

* The view opens in the Design Workspace, the View Filter (Custom Filter) condition does not remain effective on the view when it opens in the design mode.                                                               

![The View opens in the Design page](/files/3RTJUKKktUzFekfPbeYY)

{% hint style="info" %} <mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark> The ***View Filter*** choice cannot be used for the Scatter Plot chart, KPI Tile, KPI Comparative Tile, Matrix Summary visualization charting options.
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