Filters Panel

Where to Use

Fields

Add Filter: Click the button to apply filters to the visualization.

Filter Behavior: Set the filter to apply automatically or when a button is clicked. Best practice for Section 508 accessibility is to use the "Apply button".

*NEW* Filter Intro Text: Create introductory text for your filters. Additional information can be included here. For best Section 508 practices, please include instructions along the lines of "Make a selection from the filters below to update the visualization."

• Filter: Select the column containing the values to filter on.
• Show Filter Input: Show or hide the filter selector to allow end-users to adjust their application.
• Filter Style: Choose from drop-down, nested drop-down, pill, tab, tab bar, or multi-select. Please note that tabs and tab bars do not currently work on DFE pages.
• Label: Descriptive label to display over the filter so users know what they are selecting (i.e. State, Year, Virus, etc.)
• Select Limit: For multi-select filters only. Set a limit to how many selections can be made at one time. It is not recommended that this number exceed 5.
• Filter Grouping: For nested drop-down filters only. Choose the top level group for a nested drop-downs.
• Filter Subgrouping: For nested drop-down filters only. Choose the secondary group for nested drop-downs.
• Create Query Parameters: For nested drop-down filters only. Makes the Default Value Set by Query String Parameters field visible.
• Default Value Set by Query String Parameter: Use a query string to set the default value at load, even if this value does not come first in the list.
• Filter Parents: Set an existing filter as a parent to this filter. It will limit the number of items displayed to those that fit in both categories.
• Filter Order: Order in Ascending Alphanumeric, Descending Alphanumeric, or a Custom order. Note: for nested drop-downs, this is two fields labeled "Group Order" and "Subgrouping Order" with the respective data labels to the right.