# 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](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2Fq6aaeAhjsVmBetp0Kx0Q%2FCustomViewFilter.gif?alt=media\&token=95221ea6-618f-4f39-9f8a-c35537301581)

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](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FbCjGqR8oJyCADg9VSluy%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=8cbe9a86-741e-4e34-a367-4a726c8d7021)

* 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.     

     ![](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2F8VW4Xayb8hKzNkIBLSsf%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=d6797d4d-d8aa-4e52-aa3d-1045a7745e3c)                              

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

![the View gets customised based on the applied View Filter](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FdUElZsjSYQAQoLlV4ulN%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=7eb2aa5a-4af1-4e19-95ba-a7d8ab60856e)

### Editing the Customised View

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

![Accessing the Edit option for the Customized View](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FUByq0WknzAlak88ocRLC%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=9b5998ce-da58-4a4d-bd24-a0a8b4bdec2a)

* 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](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FVpZeMqW9uE0E79TQ3jru%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=54b2829c-cded-4c16-8c78-c499af03379d)

{% 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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