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Filter guide

Pick from a hierarchy in one list, and see what you picked.

Fields

Field wellWhat to put in it
LevelsThe columns of your hierarchy, top level first, such as Region, Country and City. Up to three free, up to eight with Pro.
Value (Pro)Optional: a measure such as sales, shown on every row and added up through the branch.

Set it up

  1. Add Filter to the report page (see Install the visuals) and drag in the fields above.
  2. In Format › Selection, choose one at a time (radio buttons instead of checkboxes) and switch the search box, Select all, the level buttons and the picked line on or off.
  3. In Format › Rows, pick how many levels are open when the report opens, the order (as in the data, by name or by value) and whether counts and bars show.

In the report

  • It filters the page like a slicer, and works with bookmarks, Sync slicers and Reset to default. Other slicers filter it.
  • Branches you open are saved in the report, so it opens the way you left it.
  • Arrow keys move through the tree (Right opens, Left closes or goes to the parent), Space ticks, and Down from the search box goes into the list. Screen readers get a tree with levels, open and ticked states.
  • Light or dark background and high-contrast mode. Long lists scroll smoothly, even with tens of thousands of items open.
  • The format pane, the buttons and the messages are in English and Norwegian.

Pro features

  • More levels: up to eight
  • Large lists: more than 1,000 lowest-level items, up to 30,000 rows
  • Values with bars: a measure on every row, added up through the branch, sortable by value

Pro features need a licence key for Filter or Everything, or a 14-day trial key. Without a valid key, Filter shows the first three levels and the first 1,000 items and leaves out the values, with a short notice above the chart and a “Try Pro free” button. Everything else keeps working. See Add your licence key.

Something not right?

Check Questions and answers, or write to support@getgrafpoint.com saying which visual and where the report runs (Desktop, the Power BI service or Report Server), with a screenshot made with sample data.

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