Cognos Analytics: Filtering Options in a Dashboard

This article provides resources for utilizing filters within Cognos Analytics dashboards, story, Infographic, Visuals.

This article provides resources for utilizing filters within Cognos Analytics dashboards, story, Infographic, Visuals.

Cognos Analytics Filter Options with Resources for Dashboards, Story, Infographics, Visuals

1. Filter Data in All Tabs: You can add a filter to apply to all visualizations that use the selected data asset in all tabs of your dashboard. Infographics don't have multiple tabs. Step-by-step information on the Cognos Analytics Documentation website.
2. Filter Data in Current Tabs: You can filter the data that appears in all visualizations that use the selected data asset in the current tab of the dashboard or story. Step-by-step information on the Cognos Analytics Documentation website.
3. Filtering Data in One Visualization: There are several ways that you can filter the data in a visualization. You can keep or exclude a few data points in the visualization. You can use the data tray to filter the data in several columns and the columns are not required to be in the visualization. You can also add a local filter to filter a column or to define a filter condition. Step-by-step information on the Cognos Analytics Documentation website.
4. Adding a Filter Widget: You can add a column to the canvas and use it as a widget for filtering data. This type of filter is known as a context filter. Step-by-step information on the Cognos Analytics Documentation website.
5. Clearing Filters: You can quickly clear the values that you've filtered on and select new values for a dashboard or story. Step-by-step information on the Cognos Analytics Documentation website.
6. Removing Filters: You can delete filters from dashboards, stories, or from a visualization. Step-by-step information on the Cognos Analytics Documentation website.

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