Activating/Deactivating Filters 
Use
You can use one or more filters when exploding the product structure
Filter so you have a view of specific data only. If more than one filter is defined, the explosion is done based on the active filter.Prerequisites
You are in the Product Structure Browser. Initial Screen.
See:
Product Structure BrowserActivating/Deactivating General and Private Filters
You see the Overview dialog box. General and private filters.
Activate Filter
Deactivate Filter
Result
Only the objects or relations that you have selected in your filter are checked in the product structure.