{"id":5186,"date":"2020-03-18T12:53:12","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T12:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prwatech.in\/blog\/?p=5186"},"modified":"2024-04-11T05:18:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T05:18:14","slug":"filters-in-tableau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prwatech.in\/blog\/tableau\/tableau-filters\/filters-in-tableau\/","title":{"rendered":"Filters in Tableau"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tableau Filters Tutorial<\/h2>\n

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Filters help in viewing or analysing a section of data as per requirement. Filtering is usually temporary, i.e., a part of the dataset is used for analysis keeping the entire data set intact.<\/p>\n

There are five types of filters in Tableau. They are listed below :<\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s explore the filters in more detail. Here, we have used Sample EU Superstore data which is provided by Tableau by default.<\/p>\n

Extract Filters<\/strong><\/p>\n

It helps in extracting a subset of data from the data source.<\/p>\n

Connect the file to Tableau. Click on Extract button and then click on Edit and then click on Add as shown by the arrows in the diagram below.<\/p>\n

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Now choose any of the fields as requirement from the drop down menuand click on OK. This step is shown in the diagram below.<\/p>\n

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Then from General tab, click on Select from list and choose option as per the need. And click on OK as shown below.<\/p>\n

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Also, in order to exclude any option from the list, click on Exclude button and then on the option and thereafter click on OK as shown below.<\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s move on to Wildcard tab now.It matches the value written in four ways \u2013<\/h4>\n