• Filters​
  • Filters based on Data Type
• User Filters
  • User Filters for String (Categorical) Column Types
  • User Filters for Numeric & Currency Column Types
  • User Filters for Date Column Type
  • How User Filters Work?

Filters

Zoho Advanced Analytics app offers powerful Filtering options to filter the necessary records that are to be plotted in the report you create. The filtering options are the same for all types of reports that you create in the Zoho Advanced Analytics - charts, pivot tables, summary views, and tabular views.

Depending on the data type of the column, you can filter specific numeric ranges, date ranges, individual values, top10, bottom 10, etc., Zoho Advanced Analytics also allows you to apply multiple filters (based on multiple columns) on a report. The filtering options can be applied only when you are designing a report (i.e., when you are in design mode) and not in the view mode.

To create a filter, after you have created the required chart (pivot, summary, or tabular view):

1. Open the required chart.
2. Click the Edit Design option at the top-right corner.
3. Click the Filters tab. You will notice the following three components:
   • Filter shelf to drag and drop the filters column
   • Filter options relevant to the filters added
   • Filter item to be included/excluded
     
4. Drag and drop the required columns in to the Filters shelf.
5. A list of all possible options for filtering will be displayed in the (second) box right to Filters Shelf as shown in the above screenshot. Choose the required values.
   Note: The filtering options provided varies based on the data type of the column dropped.
6. Choose if the selected range needs to be included/excluded from the Include Items/Exclude Items drop-down menu.
7. Click the Click Here to Generate Graph button.

Note: In the case of charts you can use the Add to Filter icon next to X and Y axes to quickly add the columns plotted against X and Y axes into the Filters tab.
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Filters based on Data Type

The following sections describe in detail the filters supported for various column types (data types).

Numeric & Currency Type:

The following table lists all the possible options for filtering numeric and currency column data types:

Zoho Advanced Analytics also allows you to define your own custom values. You can add your custom Ranges, Top/Bottom N, and N% values by clicking Add New Range button under the corresponding option.

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Text Type:

The text type column can be filtered using the following options.

• Individual Value
• Wildcard

Individual Value

This option allows you to filter the chart by the actual value. All the distinct values from the column will be listed with a checkbox. Select the value to include or exclude from the chart. You can select multiple values using the shift + click option. A Search box is also available to find the required values.

Wildcard

Wildcard filter allows you to filter by specifying filter criteria. The following table lists the possible conditions for filtering:

You can construct filter criteria with multiple conditions and join the condition using (AND) or (OR) operator. You can specify the join operator by clicking the link adjacent to the conditions. 

By default, conditions from last to first will be grouped. i.e., when you have three conditions, the third and the second will be joined, and the result will then be joined with the first. You can change the default grouping of the conditions if needed. To modify, click the Edit link next to the Criteria Expression. Modify the filter criteria as required, and click OK.

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Date Type:

The following tables list all the possible options for filtering Date type columns.

When you apply the Actual Values function for a Date column dropped in the Filters shelf, the following are the options available for filtering:

To enter a custom date range, under the Ranges section click the Add New Range button. In the Add New Range dialog box that appears, type dates in the From and To boxes or click the calendar icon to select the required dates from the calendar and click Add.

When you select the Seasonal function for a Date column dropped in the Filters shelf, the following are the options available for filtering:

When you select the Relative function for a Date column dropped in the Filters shelf the following are the options available for filtering:

After you have dropped the column and selected one or more values to filter, the selected filter items appear in the third box on the right. You can Include or Exclude the selected values from the report that you are designing by choosing the appropriate option from the Include Items/Exclude Items drop-down menu.

Once you are done with selecting the appropriate filters, select the Click here to Generate Graph link and click the View Mode button in the toolbar. Notice that only the data that matches the filters you have defined will be displayed.

User Filters

Zoho Advanced Analytics app allows you to include dynamic filtering capability in the reports view mode called User Filters. User filters enable your users who access the report, to apply filters on the report data displayed using the filter columns exposed as part of user filters. The filter columns included in the User Filters can be displayed using a variety of display components like drop-down boxes, sliders, date range chooser, etc., to suit your needs.

The following sections describe in detail the user filters supported for various column types (data types).

User Filters for String (Categorical) Column Type

To add a string (categorical) column as a user filter, follow the instructions given below:

1. Open your report (chart) in Edit Design mode.
2. Click the User Filters tab in the Design Area.
3. Drag and drop the required category column which you want to add as a user filter in to the User Filters tab as shown below. In this example, we are going to filter by the Category column, Billing City. 
4. To edit the user filter you will have to mouse over the dropped column and click the Edit icon.
   

Choosing the Filter Display Name and Component Type

On clicking the Edit icon in the dropped user filter, it opens a dialog box with options to edit the Filter Display Name and Choose Component Type for the user filter, as shown in the screenshot below.

By default, dropped user filter column name will be displayed as the filter name. You can modify the name by providing the required name in the Filter Display Name text box.

Choose Component Type

Select the component type from the Choose Component Type drop-down. In the case of categorical (string) columns, you can choose between a single select drop-down box or a multi-select drop-down box.

• Single Select Box: Select this option to allow chart users to select only one item at a time to filter data against the selected column.
• Multi Select Box: Select this option to allow chart users to select multiple filter items at a time to filter data from the drop-down list. On selecting this option a check box will be provided next to each filter item allowing users to choose more than one filter item from the list.

Choose Values

Next, you'll have to choose the values that need to be displayed.

• List All Values: On selecting this option, all distinct values of the selected column will be listed as selectable items in the drop-down list of the User Filter. Users can select any item from the list to filter the report accordingly.

The resultant User Filter in reports View Mode would look like as shown below:

• List Selected Values: Instead of listing all the values of the column in the drop-down list, you can choose to list only selected values from the column by selecting this option.

To specifically select values to be listed in the User Filter:

1. Select the List Selected Values option. On selecting this option all the distinct values in the column will appear under the Select Values box as shown in the below screenshot. The Search box can also be used to find the required values on need.
2. Select the values to be listed by choosing the check box inline to each value. To remove the selected values from the list, uncheck the checkboxes inline to the selected filters.
   
3. Others: On selecting this option an item Others will be added to the user filter list. When the user selects this option (in the reports View Mode) it will display data corresponding to all other remaining items that are not listed in the user filter dropdown.
   
4. Specify the default filter value: Use this option to set a default value to the filter that will be automatically applied when the report is loaded/opened. To set a default filter, type the filter value in the text box provided next to Specify the default filter value option. To apply multiple values as the default filter, you need to specify the values separating them with a comma.
5. Behavior when user filters are applied: This option allows you to choose whether or not to cascade user filters. Values available for the option are:
   
   • List only relevant values: Use this option to set up cascading User Filters i.e., if you want the second (or subsequent) User Filter value to be dependent on the value that you have chosen in the preceding User Filter(s). 
   • List only relevant values, with 'Show All' option: This option is similar to List only relevant values, with a Show All link. You can choose to click Show All if you want to filter based on all the values available in the user filter.
   • Always List All Values: Use this option to disable Cascading of User Filters and list all the values in the dropdown.
6. After selecting the required options in the dialog box, click the OK button.

When you view the report in view mode by clicking the View Mode button in the toolbar, User Filters with a drop-down filter list appears on the top-left corner as shown in the below screenshot:

User Filters for Numeric and Currency Column Type

To add a User Filter for a numeric or currency column type:

1. Open your report (chart) in Edit Mode.
2. Click the User Filters tab in the Design Area.
3. Drag and drop the column for which you want to add user filter into the User Filters tab.
4. Hover your mouse over the dropped column and click the Edit icon.
   

Choose the Filter Display Name and Component Type

On clicking the Edit icon in the dropped user filter, it opens a dialog box with options to edit the Filter Display Name and Choose Component Type for the user filter, as shown in the screenshot below.

By default, dropped user filter column name will be displayed as the filter name. You can modify the filter display by providing the required name in the Filter Display Name text box.

Choose Component Type: The default component for a numeric column type is a Slider-Double. You can also choose to change to a Multi Select Box.

Choose Function To Apply: You can apply aggregate functions like Sum, Max, Min, Average, Standard Deviation, Count, and Actual Values on the numeric user filter column. to allow users to filter data based on aggregate value. Advanced Analytics app for Shopify provides the following component types for a numeric data type column.

Multi Select Box: All the distinct numeric values in the column will be listed in the filter. Users can select one or more values from the combo box.

The Choose Values to list in the filter component section for Multi Select Box provides different options to choose the type of values to be displayed in the user filter column. Each of these options is described in the table below.

The rest of the options in the Choose Values to list in the filter component section for Multi Select Box are similar to the List Select Values option.

When you view the report in view mode by clicking View Mode in the toolbar, the User Filter with a slider or drop-down filter list appears on the top-left corner as shown in the below screenshot.

User Filters for Date Column Type

To add a User Filter for a Date column, follow the below steps:

1. Open your report (chart) in Edit Mode.
2. Click the User Filters tab in the Design Area.
3. Drag and drop the required Date column which you want to add as a user filter into the User Filters tab.
4. Hover your mouse over the dropped column and select the Edit option.

Choose the Filter Display Name and Component Type

On clicking the Edit icon in the dropped user filter, it opens a dialog box with options to edit the Filter Display Name and Choose Component Type for the user filter, as shown in the screenshot below.

By default, the dropped user filter column name will be displayed as the filter name. You can modify the filter display by providing the required name in the Filter Display Name text box.

Choose Component Type

The settings dialog also provides options to choose the component that is to be used to display the user filter using the Choose Component Type field. The following are the possible component types that you could choose from for a date column:

• Date Range: Select this option to allow users to select a date range and filter the data.
• Actual Period: Select this option to allow users to filter data based on the actual period present in the date column. For example:- 2014, 2015 etc.
• Relative Period: Select this option to allow users to filter based on relative period. For example:- Last 2 months, Last 3 months, etc.
• Seasonal Period: Select this option to allow users to filter based on repeating seasonal period. For example, All Sundays, All March months, All Q3, etc

The Choose Values tab provides different options depending on the component type you choose. Each of these options is described in the table below.

After selecting the required options in the dialog box, click OK to apply the settings.

When you view the report in view mode by clicking the View Mode button in the toolbar, the User Filter appears on the top-left corner as shown in the below screenshot. The following screenshot displays how a User Filter for Date column would look like when the Date Range component type is chosen.

How User Filters Work?

Zoho Advanced Analytics allows you to provide multiple user filters in a report. Users who view the report can apply any number of the provided user filters, in any order as required. When a user applies more than one user filter on a report, the data is displayed by AND'ing all the filter conditions i.e., all the filter conditions should be met for the data to be shown as part of the report.