Global Filter

The Global filter is meant for the entire Story. It is available on the Storyboard page.

Check out the given illustration to understand the Global Filter functionality.

Global Filter Functionality

Applying Global Filter

• Click the Global Filter icon provided on the Storyboard.

• A filter panel opens, displaying a list of values that can be used as a filter condition.

• Click on a Dimension to display a list containing all the sub-dimensions (Clicking a measure or time dimension would display the related fields).

• Select the In or Not In option from the drop-down menu to apply the filtering condition. (E.g., the below-given image displays In as the selected option so that the story gets filtered as per the chosen sub-dimension(s).

• Select sub-dimension(s) using checkmark(s).

• Click the Apply icon.

Applying a Global Filter condition

• The Global Filter icon gets highlighted.

• The concerned views on the Storyboard get customized as per the applied Global Filter condition. E.g., All the displayed views have been filtered by the selected Global filter value in the below-given storyboard image.

All the saved Views get filtered as per the applied Global Filter

• By selecting the Not In option, .

The Not in option is selected

• The Story (views) gets filtered by not selected filter conditions. E.g., In this example the Story data gets filtered by DIV5 value.

Filter Panel

The Global Filter provides an option to Attach the selected filter value to the filter panel.

• Open the Global Filter panel.

• Click the Attach to filter panel icon.

• The concerned value gets attached to the top filter panel.

• Choose the sub-value for the attached filter from the top filter panel.

• Click the Apply option given at the top of the Story.

• The selected value/sub-value gets applied to the entire Story.

Please Note:

• A Search bar has been provided for the Global Filter panel to search the available Dimensions, Measures, and Time values.

• The global filter can be applied only to those views on the storyboard, where the filter values are used as dimensions.

• A global filter, when applied to various views on a storyboard, subdues the view-specific filter values.

• The user can insert views created via different data stores on one Storyboard. By default, the Global filter panel displays all the available filter values across the data stores.