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Active Filter Indication

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Sanjay Shah, Pune, India on 29 Sep 2016 12:28:59

A filter can be applied to a Report via a tile, via a slicer or via filters. However it is very difficult for the user to know whether a filter has been applied. There should be an indicator on the report identifying that a filter has been applied. On clicking that indicator, one should get a list of all the filters applied on the report with the ability to deselect filters as required.

Administrator on 21 Nov 2018 05:58:15

Part of November release as preview! From visual header, one can hover / click on the filter icon to see filters/slicers applied to that visual.

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112850de 2b74-4d6d-a942-e8cfdb27576e on 05 Jul 2020 23:48:15

RE: Active Filter Indication

I consider the user experience is still not the best. I would like to have the 'indicator' mentionned in the idea and a more flexible solution with the possibility to add the slicers I want. So I developped my own solution.

Please have a look at this one minute video :

https://thebipower.fr/index.php/2019/02/01/add-a-filter-page-to-your-report/

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07be6b9b 29ec-4707-b2b4-2e33276e5bc3 on 05 Jul 2020 23:35:13

RE: Active Filter Indication

Agreed. It would be very helpful if for the FILTER icon in a visual to have some sort of visual indicator that that visual is being filtered, sliced, or cross-filtered.

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c7e8f5ae 89ea-4562-b9b2-890a19972799 on 05 Jul 2020 23:18:17

RE: Active Filter Indication

Really important one from user experience point of view.

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3d5d022f 540c-46e5-8827-da4d6b65fcdd on 05 Jul 2020 23:01:27

RE: Active Filter Indication

Many ideas/suggestions here are related to this one. Users need to be able to see the filters that are currently applied to their data.

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0499f518 464d-4428-92e3-8337784f8828 on 05 Jul 2020 22:36:02

RE: Active Filter Indication

There could also be useful a "Clear all filters" button as well, and perhaps a "Restore default filter level" too, that would change filters to their status from the last saved file version.

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bc48795a dd46-433f-b20d-1314f9c289a0 on 05 Jul 2020 22:32:04

RE: Active Filter Indication

ACTIVE FILTERS AS A VISUALISATION OBJECT

This active filter indication / description could populate a special tile/visualisation element, so as to be placed, and formatted according to the need.
Better solution than a fixed footer or place on the page.