About Report Filters

In SAS Visual Analytics Designer (the designer), you can create filters to subset your data. These types of filters are available:

Detail Report Filters

Basic filters

subset the data for individual report objects in your reports by using a single data item. A basic filter is constrained to use only the data item that was selected when the basic filter was created. Basic filters can be created and modified by using the pop-up menu for a report object or by using the Edit Filter window. For more information, see Use a Basic Report Filter.

Advanced filters

subset the data for individual report objects in your reports by using any number of data items and operators (for example, OR and AND) in the same expression. Advanced filters can be created and modified by using the Advanced Filter window. For more information, see Use an Advanced Report Filter.

Data source filters

subset the data for the entire report. The data source filters that you create are applied to every report object in the report that uses that data source. For more information, see Use a Data Source Filter in a Report.
Post-aggregate Report Filters

For more information, see Using Post-Aggregate Report Filters.

Here are some key points about report filters:

If you change a report filter from a detail filter to a post-aggregate filter, then all of the selections for the filter will be lost. The same is true if you change a post-aggregate filter to a detail filter. There is a warning message for both cases.
One data item cannot have both a detail data item filter and a post-aggregate data item filter.
Clear the Auto-update check box above the report canvas until you are ready to apply your filter changes.

All of your filters are saved when you save your report.

Filters can accept parameters. For more information, see Working with Parameters in Reports.

When a report object imported from SAS Visual Analytics Explorer (the explorer) has a local filter, that filter is displayed on the Filters tab. You cannot edit or delete these filters on imported report objects that use on-demand data.

Note: Report linking is a type of filter. The report section that is the target of the link is filtered by the values selected in the linked report object. For more information, see Overview of Report Links.