At a visualization level, you can also apply "quick" filters, which allow you to dynamically filter the visualization contents as the quick filter selection changes. These become part of the dashboard definition, and can’t be modified by consumers of the dashboard.
In order to define a quick filter, select the Add a Visualization Filter button on top of your visualization in the Visualizations Editor:
The filter options displayed in the Visualization Filters area depend on the data type of the field. There are three different filter dialogs: text, numeric, and date fields. Once created, the quick filter will be displayed on top of your visualization in the Visualizations Editor.
When the visualization is maximized in Dashboard View mode, you will see it under the visualization’s title.
As with Dashboard Filters, this enables a dynamic filtering of the visualization contents as the quick filter selection changes.
The list of possible values displayed to select from in Quick Filters will be filtered based on previous Quick Filter selections. Fields on the left take precedence and determine the list of possible values on filters to the right.
For instance, in the example below, the Office filter was created first, and the Departments filter created after that one. After selecting Cranbury, New Jersey, USA as an Office, the Departments list was the following:
However, if you select Tokyo, Japan instead, the list of Departments will be a different one.
You can also apply filters to the fields in the dataset displayed in the Visualization Filter. This allows you, for example, to filter rows in the dataset that have null or empty values on a specific column by enabling the filter empty values configuration setting in a specific column. You can also select specific values, or add rules to your field in order to change the options depending on the field type. For more information, visit the field filters and rules section.
In the Visualization Filter section, select Edit in the overflow button next to the Visualization Filter. This will allow you to select the type of filter you want to apply to your field.
