Dashboard Filter Control Properties

You can modify these properties found under the Filter Controls tab in the Properties panel to customize the appearance and functionality of your dashboard filters visualization.

These properties are available depending on the filter type and other property settings you're using.

Property	Description
Filter Type	Specifies the type of filter to use based on the data element you're using as a filter. See Filter Types.
Label	Specifies how the filter control label is generated and whether it's displayed. Options Auto - Generates a label based on the data element being used as the filter. Custom - Lets you create your own label. None - Doesn't display a label.
Value Font	If the filter type is Slider, specifies the font formatting used for the values displayed in the slider filter control. Options - The default is Auto, or you can modify the following properties: Font Size Style Color
Slider Label Font	If the filter type is Slider, specifies the font formatting used for the slider filter control label. Options - The default is Auto, or you can modify the following properties: Font Size Style Color
Play	If the filter type is Slider, specifies whether the slider filter control is animated automatically. Options - If Play is set to On, the following options are available on the slider filter control: Speed Repeat See Filter and Animate Visualizations using a Slider Dashboard Filter.
Multi Select	If the filter type is List or Checkbox / Radio Button, specifies whether more than one value can be selected in the filter control. See Disable Multi Select for Filters.
Custom Values	If the filter type is List Box, specifies whether users can type a value into the filter's value selection field.
Null Selection	If the filter type is List Box or Checkbox / Radio Button, specifies whether the <NULL> option is included in the filter's value selection list. For list filters, the Nulls option is available in the filter dialog. See Include Null Filter Values.
Exclude Selection	If the filter type is List Box or Checkbox / Radio Button, specifies whether values selected in the filter's value selection list are excluded or not. For list filters, the Exclude option is available in the filter dialog. See Exclude Selected Filter Values.
Default Value	If the filter type is List, List Box, or Checkbox / Radio Button, specifies whether the filter control has a default value and what it is. Options First in List Custom None
Selection Required	If the filter type is List, List Box, or Checkbox / Radio Button, specifies if the user is required to select a filter value.
Limit Values By	Specifies how the dashboard filter control gets its selection values. See Specify Limit Values for Dashboard Filters.
Visible Values	If the filter type is Checkbox / Radio Button, specifies how many value selection options are displayed. Options Fit - Displays the first 50. Custom - You can choose a number to display from 1-50.
Selection Parameter Binding	If the filter type is List Box or Checkbox / Radio Button, specifies whether a parameter is bound to the filter. For all other filter types, the Bind to Parameter option is available in the filter dialog. See About Binding Parameters to Filters.
Excludes Mode Parameter Binding	If the filter type is List Box or Checkbox / Radio Button, specifies whether the filter excludes data values and is bound to an excludes parameter. For list filters, this option is available in the filter dialog. See Create and Bind a Parameter to Exclude Filter Values.