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Locking Filters in Published Reports

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Tom Apedaile on 22 Sep 2017 20:46:47

When a user is viewing a report, it is possible for them to remove Page or Report level filters. The only way to get the filter back is to exit the report and open it again.

It would be nice if there was an option to designate a filter as "Permanent" or "Removable" so that users who are not tech savvy, or who do not have the finest of motor skills, cannot accidentally remove a filter.

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34a39f14 958b-4596-9632-2aa5b6da8d67 on 05 Jul 2020 23:21:54

RE: Locking Filters in Published Reports

Being able to specify individual report filters as "Locked" when in reading view would also be a great enhancement - i.e. For almost all PBI reports there are some filters that the end-user viewing the report should not be able to modify/change, and other Filters that you DO want end-users to be able to change to filter & slice the report.
Being able to specify that an individual filter is "Locked" for each filter on a report (i.e. so that it cannot be changed in reading mode) would be great.