Dashboard Filter General Properties

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

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

Property	Description
Title	Specifies whether the visualization title is displayed and how it's generated. Options Auto - Generates a title based on the column names used in the visualization. Custom - Lets you create your own title. None - Doesn't display a title.
Title Font	If the Title property is set to Auto or Custom, specifies the font formatting used for the visualization title. Options - The default is Auto, or you can modify the following properties: Font Size Style Color
Title Tooltip	If the Title property is set to Auto or Custom, specifies whether the visualization title is displayed in a tooltip and how it's generated. Options Auto - Uses the visualization title Custom - Lets you create your own tooltip title. None - Doesn't display a title.
Filter Style	Specifies how the filter controls are displayed. Options Standard - Displays the name of the filtered data element above the filter selector. Filter Chip - Displays dashboard filters in a compact style where the filter selector is hidden. This option merges the filtered data element name and the filter selector and provides a count of any selected values. See Change the Dashboard Filter Style.
Show Values	If the Filter Style is set to Filter Chip, specifies whether the filter values are displayed. You can hide the filter values when you need canvas space.
Label Font	Specifies the font formatting used for the filter control labels. Options - The default is Auto, or you can modify the following properties: Font Size Style Color
Label Location	Specifies the placement of the filter control labels in relation to the filter selectors. Options Before After Above
Values Font	Specifies the font formatting used for the values displayed in the filter selectors. Options - The default is Auto, or you can modify the following properties: Font Size Style Color
Orientation	Specifies the orientation of the visualization itself. Options Vertical Horizontal Auto - Automatically chooses the orientation based on the visualization's position and the space available on the canvas. See Change the Orientation of Dashboard Filters.
Wrap	Specifies whether the filter controls stay on one line or wrap within the visualization.
Max Control Width	Specifies the maximum width of the filter controls within the visualization as displayed to consumers in the dashboard. Options Auto Fill Custom - You can specify a width of 121 or greater.
Control Style	Specifies the formatting of the filter controls. Options - The default is Auto, or you can select Custom to modify the following properties: Color - Changes the color of the filter selectors. Transparency - Changes the transparency of the color applied to the filter selectors. Outline - Hides or displays the outline for the filter selectors.
Buttons	Specifies whether the Reset or Apply buttons are available for consumers to use when selecting dashboard filters. Options Reset - Consumers can click the button to clear their filter value selections and reset the filters to their original state. Apply - If the Apply button is visible, filter value selections aren't applied until the user clicks the button.
Align	Specifies the alignment of the filter controls inside the dashboard filters visualization.
Visibility Parameter	Specifies whether the visualization is always displayed or conditionally hidden for the consumer based on the selected value of a parameter. For more information, see Use a Parameter to Conditionally Show or Hide a Visualization.
Background	Specifies the formatting of the visualization background. Options - The default is Auto, or you can click Custom to modify the following properties: Fill Color - Changes the background color. Color Transparency - Changes the transparency of the color applied to the background. Image Source - Adds an image as the background using either a URL or an uploaded file.
Border	Specifies whether the visualization has a border and the format of the border. See Set Visualization Border Properties.
Shadow	Specifies whether the visualization has a shadow and the format of the shadow. See Set Visualization Shadow Properties.
Size and Position	If the canvas layout is set to Freeform, specifies the size and position of your visualization on the canvas. Options Width Height X Position Y Position