How do global filters work in custom dashboards?

How do global filters work in custom dashboards?

QMetry Custom Dashboards now supports Global Filters, allowing users to view and apply common (i.e. shared) filters across all gadgets directly from the top of the dashboard. Instead of configuring filters for each gadget individually, you can set shared filters that apply to all gadgets. However, users still have the flexibility to configure unique filters for individual gadgets.

Notes:

  • Only filters that are common across all gadgets added to a dashboard will appear in the Global Filter section.

  • If a user accesses the dashboard via an embedded URL without co-owner permissions, the user will only be able to view the common dashboard filters with the applied settings and will not have the ability to modify the filters.

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Here’s how Global filters function:

  1. When a user applies a global filter, it shall override the current filters on all gadgets.

  2. Users can edit the global filters as well as unique filters at the gadget level.

  3. Users can save global or unique filters based on their preferences.

  4. Users can select only one project at a time if a folder-level filter is available in the global filters section.

If a user modifies the Common filter field values at the gadget level and they differ from the Global filter field values, a badge will appear at the gadget level displaying the message: "This gadget uses different filters that don't align with global filters."

If no common filters are shared across the gadgets on the dashboard, the message "There is no common filter available across all gadgets" appears on the screen in place of the global filters.

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