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Filtering data in Amazon QuickSight
You can use filters to refine the data in a dataset or an analysis. For example, you can create a filter on a region field that excludes data from a particular region in a dataset. You can also add a filter to an analysis, such as a filter on the range of dates that you want to include in any visuals in your analysis.
When you create a filter in a dataset, that filter applies to the entire dataset. Any analyses and subsequent dashboards created from that dataset contains the filter. If someone creates a dataset from your dataset, the filter also is in the new dataset.
When you create a filter in an analysis, that filter only applies to that analysis and any dashboards you publish from it. If someone duplicates your analysis, the filter persists in the new analysis. In analyses, you can scope filters to a single visual, some visuals, all visuals that use this dataset, or all applicable visuals.
Also, when you create filters in an analysis, you can add a filter control to your dashboard. For more information about filter controls, see Adding filter controls to analysis sheets.
Each filter you create applies only to a single field. You can apply filters to both regular and calculated fields.
There are several types of filters you can add to datasets and analyses. For more information about the types of filters you can add, and some of their options, see Filter types in Amazon QuickSight.
If you create multiple filters, all top-level filters apply together using AND. If you group filters by adding them inside a top-level filter, the filters in the group apply using OR.
Amazon QuickSight applies all of the enabled filters to the field. For example, suppose that there is one
filter of state = WA and another filter of sales >= 500.
Then the dataset or analysis only contains records that meet both of those criteria. If you
disable one of these, only one filter applies.
Take care that multiple filters applied to the same field aren't mutually exclusive.
Use the following sections to learn how to view, add, edit, and delete filters.
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