Filter Elements Overview

The Dashboard Designer allows you to create filter elements that used to filter other dashboard items.

• Combo Box
• List Box
• Tree View
• Date Filter

To add the required filter element to the dashboard, use the Filter Elements button in the Home ribbon tab.

Combo Box

The Combo Box dashboard item allows you to select a value(s) from the drop-down list.

You can switch the combo box type in the ribbon Design tab.

Combo Box Type	Example	Description
Standard		Allows yous to select only a single value.
Checked		Allows you to select multiple values in the invoked drop-down list.

List Box

The List Box dashboard item allows you to select a value(s) from the list.

You can switch the list box type in the ribbon Design tab.

List Box Type	Example	Description
Checked		Allows you to select multiple values in the list box.
Radio		Allows you to select only a single value in the radio group.

Tree View

The Tree View dashboard item displays values in a hierarchical way and allows you to expand/collapse nodes.

You can manage the initial expanded state of filter values using the Auto Expand button in the Design ribbon tab.

Date Filter

The Date Filter dashboard item allows you to filter dashboard data based on the selected data range. The range can be relative (Last 3 Months), use fixed dates (01-01-2018), or presets (Month-to-date). You can also filter dates before or after a specified date.

The DateFilter item displays a set of intervals that can be used as quick filters.

See Date Filter for details.