Tableau Data Visualization Course

In this course, we cover all aspects of tableau training

you can see the course video preview for a better understanding of one of the very useful functions which is filters we will try to explain how and what can be done with filters in Tableau.

What are Filters?

Filters can be applied in a worksheet to restrict the number of records present in a dataset. Various types of filters are used in Tableau Desktop for different purposes. The different types of filters used in Tableau are given below. 

The names of filter types are sorted based on the order of execution in Tableau:

• Extract Filters
• Data Source Filters
• Context Filters
• Dimension Filters
• Measure Filters

Extract Filters:

Extract filters are used to filter the extracted data from a data source. This filter is utilized only if the user extracts the data through an extract connection.

Data Source Filters

Works on both live & extract connections.

Context Filter

A Context filter is an independent filter that can create a separate dataset out of the original data set and compute the selections made in the worksheet.

Dimension Filter

When a dimension is used to filter the data in a worksheet, it is called as Dimension filter. It is a non-aggregated filter where a dimension, group, sets and bin can be added. A dimension filter can be applied through the top or bottom conditions, wildcard match and formula.

Measure Filter

A measure filter can filter the data based on the values present in a measure. The aggregated measure values can be used in a measure filter to modify the data.