In this tutorial, we will explore various types of filters we can add to a view.
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| Filters tool | globalDate filter |
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Importing dates dimension
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The date filter will now appear under the Filters tool icon (
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Adding the indicator filter
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{
"id": "oqkjjq275beecpu7",
"name": "business_overview_view",
"type": "view",
"title": "Business overview",
"description": "Overview of transactions and the location of your customer base.",
"content": {
"icon": "shopping_cart",
"dashboard": "/rest/projects/$projectId/md/dashboards?name=business_overview_dashboard",
"defaultGranularity": "/rest/projects/$projectId/md/datasets?name=zsj_dwh",
"filterGroup": [
{
"type": "globalDate",
"property": "transactions.date"
},
{
"type": "date",
"property": "transactions.date"
},
{
"type": "indicator",
"indicator": "/rest/projects/$projectId/md/indicators?name=transactions_indicator"
}
],
"mapOptions": {
"center": {
"lat": 49.203,
"lng": 16.606
},
"zoom": 12,
"tileLayer": "mapbox"
}
},
"accessInfo": {
"createdAt": "2020-06-29T13:49:07Z",
"modifiedAt": "2020-06-30T08:13:53Z",
"createdBy": "/rest/accounts/00ubfu7fdyIoFKxXm0h7",
"modifiedBy": "/rest/accounts/00ubfu7fdyIoFKxXm0h7"
},
"links": [
{
"rel": "self",
"href": "/rest/projects/k5t8mf2a80tay2ng/md/views/oqkjjq275beecpu7"
}
]
} |
Note that the indicator filters have their own category in the Filters tool. They also allow you to specify the granularity on which they will be applied to.
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The histogram filter is used to filter integer or decimal values. We will add a filter on the amount property.
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{
"id": "oqkjjq275beecpu7",
"name": "business_overview_view",
"type": "view",
"title": "Business overview",
"description": "Overview of transactions and the location of your customer base.",
"content": {
"icon": "shopping_cart",
"dashboard": "/rest/projects/$projectId/md/dashboards?name=business_overview_dashboard",
"defaultGranularity": "/rest/projects/$projectId/md/datasets?name=zsj_dwh",
"filterGroup": [
{
"type": "globalDate",
"property": "transactions.date"
},
{
"type": "date",
"property": "transactions.date"
},
{
"type": "indicator",
"indicator": "/rest/projects/$projectId/md/indicators?name=transactions_indicator"
},
{
"type": "histogram",
"property": "transactions.amount",
"format": {
"type": "number",
"fraction": 0,
"symbol": "CZK"
}
}
],
"mapOptions": {
"center": {
"lat": 49.203,
"lng": 16.606
},
"zoom": 12,
"tileLayer": "mapbox"
}
},
"accessInfo": {
"createdAt": "2020-06-29T13:49:07Z",
"modifiedAt": "2020-06-30T08:13:53Z",
"createdBy": "/rest/accounts/00ubfu7fdyIoFKxXm0h7",
"modifiedBy": "/rest/accounts/00ubfu7fdyIoFKxXm0h7"
},
"links": [
{
"rel": "self",
"href": "/rest/projects/k5t8mf2a80tay2ng/md/views/oqkjjq275beecpu7"
}
]
} |
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transactions.day_name filter | customers.age_group filter |
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| Info |
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Each filter offers a way to set its default values. This way, you can set up values which are applied before user enters the view. There are also 2 more filters which are not covered in this tutorial - |
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