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Filter interactivity

In addition to the standard dashboard filter controls, JustAsk offers two ways to make filtering more interactive:

  • Cross-filtering — viewers click chart elements to filter the rest of the dashboard
  • Faceted filters — one filter narrows the options shown in another, for example a state filter narrowing a city filter to cities in that state

Both are off by default and configured per dashboard in the dashboard’s settings.

Requirements

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Creating and modifying filters requires Editor, Manager, or Owner permissions on the document.

Cross-filtering

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Cross-filtering lets viewers filter a dashboard by clicking elements in a chart. When a viewer clicks a data point, bar, or other element, they get the option to create a filter that applies across all compatible tiles.

Cross-filters apply to any tile with a joinable relationship to the filtered field through the semantic model. When a cross-filter is active, tiles that it can’t filter will have a badge, which you can hover over to see why.

Supported visualization types

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Cross-filtering works with:

  • Vega-Lite charts (bar, line, area, scatter, heatmap)
  • Pie and donut charts
  • Maps (choropleth and point)
  • Data tables
  • Sankey

Enabling cross-filtering

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Cross-filtering is off by default. Enable it in the dashboard’s settings.

Creating a cross-filter

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There are several ways to create a cross-filter from a chart:

  • Click-to-filter — click any chart element to filter the dashboard by that value
  • Brush selection — on charts with a continuous axis (time series or numeric), click and drag to select a range. This creates a range filter on all compatible tiles.
  • Multi-select — after creating a cross-filter on a discrete field, Cmd + Click (Mac) or Ctrl + Click (Windows) to add more values

Removing a cross-filter

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When a cross-filter is active, a chip appears below the dashboard filters. Click the on the chip to remove it.

Seeing which tiles a cross-filter affects

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New cross-filters focus automatically. Click a cross-filter chip to focus it, or click it again to clear the focus.

While a cross-filter is focused, tiles it can’t filter will have a badge. Hover over the badge to see why the tile can’t be linked.

Limitations

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  • Cross-filters don’t apply to null values
  • Linked tiles — tiles sourced from a separate workbook tab have their own query and can’t receive cross-filters
  • Downloads do not apply cross-filter selections

Faceted filters

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Faceted filters automatically link two filters so that one narrows the values of another. For example, a state filter limits the city filter’s options to only cities in the selected state.

Enabling faceted filters

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Faceted filters are off by default. Enable them in the dashboard’s settings.

Next steps

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