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

## Applying a Custom View Filter&#x20;

* 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 **Source**).
* Click the ***Save*** option to save the View to report.

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* Access the View from the storyboard.
* Click the ***Card*** ***Filter*** icon.
* The selected ***View Filter*** option appears in the Card View context menu (In this case, it is '***Source***').
* Use the given check boxes to select various sources from the available list of the Source .
* Click the ***Apply*** icon.

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* The concerned **View gets customized as per the selected filter condition** on the ***Storyboard***.
* The ***Filters Applied*** icon![](https://750268497-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRaZBXhWvWF2Al5nTd3kg%2Fuploads%2Flw999aoG0Ghzyx4f1g1c%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=a8ea029d-4864-467b-94dc-7eeea8f6d3bf) gets added to the concerned View.

<figure><img src="https://750268497-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRaZBXhWvWF2Al5nTd3kg%2Fuploads%2FdK3zIvSmsLKXWwOgkwEO%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=b01bdeef-7232-44eb-aa9c-438410021739" alt=""><figcaption><p><em><strong>the View gets customised based on the applied View Filter</strong></em></p></figcaption></figure>

* Click the ***Filters Applied*** icon.
* A context window opens with the details of the applied ***View Filters*** options.

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## Editing the Customised View <a href="#editing-the-customised-view" id="editing-the-customised-view"></a>

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

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* 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.

<figure><img src="https://750268497-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRaZBXhWvWF2Al5nTd3kg%2Fuploads%2FqQ9FWsGLkgO9WCDAuaJl%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=ab260f8b-1e23-4c2f-b94c-417a880e6d74" alt=""><figcaption><p><em><strong>The View opens in the Design Workspace</strong></em></p></figcaption></figure>

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*<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.*&#x200B;
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