Filter Line

The filter line is a widget that lets you filter on data-bound widgets.

You can choose to define a filter line for a single widget or a group of widgets. The single widget can be a chart, table or R visualization. The group widgets can be charts or tables.

The filter line widget has the following specific properties:

Property

Property Value

Property Description

Name

String

Defines the unique name of an image. If you do not enter a name, the system takes the default name (for example FilterLine_1).

Filter Line Style Properties

Property

Property Value

Property Description

Border

color

Specifies the border color of dimensions added to the filter line.

Background

color

Specifies the background color of both dimensions added to the filter line and the drop-down menu available when you add filters.

Filter Menu Styling Properties
Property Property Value Property Description
Mouse Hover color When adding filters, specifies the color of the drop-down menu items on mouse hover.
Mouse Down color When adding filters, specifies the color of the drop-down menu item when you click the mouse and choose it.
Font size, color Specifies the font size and color of the options in the drop-down menu when adding filters.

Properties in the builder panel varies depends on the type of filter line you choose. If you choose Individual Widget Filter, then its specific properties are as below:

Individual Widget Filter's Filter Line Properties Located in the Builder Panel

Property

Property Value

Property Description

Source Widget

source widget

Specifies the source widget that provides the data for filtering.

Dimension Selection

dimensions

Specifies the dimensions for filtering depending on the source widget.

If you choose Group Filter, then its specific properties are as below:

Group Filter's Filter Line Properties Located in the Builder Panel

Property

Property Description

Data Source

Specifies data source of the filter line, for example a model.

Dimension Selection

Specifies the dimensions that will be displayed in the drop-down list of the filter line for end users to select from.

Filters

Define the default filters in design time.

Widgets that you apply filters to

Specify the widgets for filtering. It’s by default all data-bound widgets of the data source you choose. You can change to some certain widgets as you wish.