Adding a Filter to a Dashboard
You can only add a filter to a Dashboard if it is not validated. If you apply a filter to a Dashboard, it is added to the list of filters in the Details pane, and the widgets are updated.
Keep in mind that Dashboard filters are only applied to the target objects of the resulting Display. If the Display contains Jumps, a Dashboard filter is applied after the Jump (see the field 'Object type EA'). If the target object cannot reach the Object from the filter field, directly or via a reference, the filter is ignored.
To add a filter to a Dashboard
Execute the Dashboard. The Angle results page opens.
On the Details pane , click the Angle tab.
In the Filters & Jumps section, click
. The Choose field dialog box opens.
Select the field that you want to use to filter the Dashboard.
Click OK. The filter is added to the Dashboard. Its content depends on the type of field that you selected.
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Modify the filter. The filter consists of:
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Filter criteria
The filter criteria depend on the type of data that you want to filter. You can filter numbers, currencies, text strings, and more. Each of these data types has a set of applicable filters. The filter options will be displayed according to the type of data that you choose.
In the example above, the data is filtered on Quantity. You can select the criterium from the drop-down list (1) and add the limit value(s) (2).
You can also compare two fields with the same data type, for example, time and date fields.
Certain filter options contain a list of values. To select one or more values, click
to open the list of values and choose the required value(s).
Tip: For more information on the available filters per data type, and on how Angles for SAP deals with limit values, see Field filters .
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Set value when the Angle is executed
Select this option to create a dynamic filter where any limit values are requested upon execution of the Angle (see Ask at Execution ).
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Click Apply to update the Dashboard.
Click Save to save the filter in the Dashboard.