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eniX
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8 years ago
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Slicer vs Filters-Section

Hi folks,   what is actually the difference between slicer and the filters (Filters section on the right side)? When should I use slicer and when a filter? So far I have always used slicers, but th...
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    WolfBiber
    8 years ago

    Hey,

     If you have an active Connection between 2 Visuals (select Slicer --> Format-->Edit Interactions) 

    and filter i.e. a table, you can see that the slicer puts an "Visual Level Filter" to that target visual.

     

    So a Filter is a Filter with different scopes,

    A Slicer: Visualisation of a Filter.

     

    Its mainly used to provide an easier and more convenient way to the end user to filter the visuals.

    I use them to provide the end user an intuitive way to filter the "Main" Categories, i.e. Customer Types or similar.

     

    Greetings

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WolfBiber
Microsoft Employee
8 years ago

Hey,

 If you have an active Connection between 2 Visuals (select Slicer --> Format-->Edit Interactions) 

and filter i.e. a table, you can see that the slicer puts an "Visual Level Filter" to that target visual.

 

So a Filter is a Filter with different scopes,

A Slicer: Visualisation of a Filter.

 

Its mainly used to provide an easier and more convenient way to the end user to filter the visuals.

I use them to provide the end user an intuitive way to filter the "Main" Categories, i.e. Customer Types or similar.

 

Greetings