Edit a Filter By Using Visual Filter Controls

Visual filter controls are accessible directly from the Filters tab. The visual filter controls are different depending on the model type of the filter data item.

For data items that use the discrete data model, the filter displays all of the distinct values for the data item. To the right of each value, a bar indicates the frequency of each value.

Use the check boxes next to each value to select the values for the filter. You can search for a value by clicking . The search locates values that begin with your search string.

Click Select All to select or deselect all of the values. To invert your selection, open the drop-down list and then select Invert Selection.

By default, your filter changes are applied automatically to the active visualization. To apply multiple changes together, deselect Auto and then click Apply when you are ready to apply your filter changes.

For measures that use the continuous data model, the filter shows the range of data values as a histogram. Sliders at each side of the histogram enable you to select the upper and lower limits of the data range that is selected by the filter.

You can also enter the limit values explicitly:

To exclude observations where the filter measure has a missing value, deselect Include missing values.

By default, your filter changes are applied automatically to the active visualization. To apply multiple changes together, deselect Auto and then click Apply when you are ready to apply your filter changes.