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# Like and Not Like Filter Operations

The user can enable the filter and lookup for specific dimensions via the Data Type Definition step for a Data Store. All the selected (enabled) dimensions list with the sub-values, while for the disabled ones, no sub-values appear. This operation applies to both Local and Global filters.

* Navigate to the Data Type Definition page for a Data Store (the image displays the Data Type Definition page for the Data Store where Dimensions like ***gender**, **skills,*** and ***ename*** are enabled for the filter lookup function, but ***source, previous\_organisation,*** and ***team*** are disabled from the filter lookup.

      

![](/files/jptsir3tVUMH9GtJn5ap)

* Create a story based on the same Data Store and save it with relevant views.
* Access the global filter panel and select any of the disabled Dimension values (E.g., the Source dimension is selected from the Filter panel).
* Choose the ***Like*** operation from the drop-down menu.
* Provide a Value manually to filter data. The list of sub-dimensions does not appear (E.g., BDB is the value provided for the Source dimension).
* Click the ***Apply*** icon.   

![Accessing a disabled Dimension option using the Global filter ](/files/yu9xRoUqFQSpd7wiBqA7)

* The concerned views get filtered as per the applied filter value.       

![The Storyboard views get filtered displaying the data for only BDB source ](/files/G5oo9WEMR0G6T2nge1p7)

* Select the ***Not Like*** as the filter operation.
* The concerned views get filtered, excluding the entered values (E.g., BDB as source option displaying data for the not entered values.  

![Applying the Not Like filter value to the Storyboard.](/files/2qKyYaBwYc3Kay3H7jEM)

<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark> The ***Like*** and ***Not Like*** operations are available in the ***View Filter*** ***panel*** as well.

![In, Not in, Like, and Not Like options in the View Filter panel](/files/7bkFGVsWEvFGWWmiBPhN)

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