Add and Manage Data Filters

On a dashboard, you can add a filter for the data results and display only the data that contain a particular value. You can also create negative filters that exclude data that contain the specified value. Filtering makes it easier for you to focus on specific information on a dashboard. The applied filters are shown in the query bar. Negative filters start with NOT in red.

After you add a filter, you can manage it by applying quick actions on the filter label such as excluding matches, and editing or removing the filter.

• Add a Filter

• Edit and Manage a Filter

Add a Filter

1. On a data source dashboard, for example Technical Metrics > Source Control > Commits > Overview, click + Add filter.

2. Click in the Filter field and:

   • Select a filter from the Field drop-down list.
   • Select an operator from the Operator drop-down list

   • Type or select a filter value in the Value field. Note: You can turn on the Create Custom label? key to open Custom label field that lets you enter a label value that identifies your filter subject.

3. Click Edit as Query DSL to build a filter using Elastic search Query DSL. You can create positive and negative operators and filter on whether or not a field is present. \
4. Click Save. The filter label appears in the query bar.

5. (Optional) Click to display and hide the CHANGE ALL FILTERS options as shown in the following example:

   • Enable all enables all the disabled filters.

   • Disable all disables the filters without removing them. Strike-through indicates that filters are disabled.

   • Pin all pins the filters. Pinned filters persist when you switch contexts. For example, you can pin a filter in one dashboard and it remains in place when you switch to another dashboard. A filter is based on a particular index field—if the indices being searched do not contain the field in a pinned filter, it has no effect.

   • Unpin all disables all pinned filters.

   • Invert inclusion switches the positive filters to negative filters and vice-versa.

   • Invert enabled/disabled switches the enabled filters to disabled filters and vice-versa.

   • Remove all removes all the filters from the action bar.

Edit and Manage a Filter

The Edit filter option lets you manually update a filter and specify a label for it.

To edit a filter:

1. Click the filter that you want to edit and click Edit filter: The Edit filter dialog appears. \
2. Edit the filter by clicking Edit as Query DSL and following the instructions to edit a filter. \
3. Click Save.

To manage a filter:

Click the filter that you want to manage, and select any of the action buttons to manage a filter:

• Pin across all apps pins a filter across all applications in one dashboard. It remains in place when you switch to another dashboard.

Important: A filter is based on a particular index field—if the indices being searched do not contain the field in a pinned filter, it has no effect on the dashboard.

• Edit filter opens the Edit filter dialog.

• Include results includes items that match the specified field value. Exclude results option shows when you click Include results.

• Exclude results excludes items that match the specified field value. Include results option shows when you click Exclude results.

• Temporarily disable disables the filter without removing it. Strike-through indicates that a filter is disabled. Re-enable option shows when you click Temporarily disable.

• Delete removes the filter. Note: You can click × next to a filter to delete it.