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Filter overview

Vizlib Filter displaying a list of selectable field values in a Qlik Sense sheet.

Vizlib Filter from insightsoftware is a customizable filter component for Qlik Sense that you use to make selections in the data model. As a control component extension, Vizlib Filter helps you present field values so that your users can find and select the data they need.

Vizlib Filter features include:

  • Three component types: Listbox, Dropdown, and Buttongroup.

  • A one-selected-value option and default selections. To select a single option, hold down Ctrl and select the value.

  • Support for all Qlik filtering options, including locking fields and selecting excluded and alternative values.

  • Awareness of the Qlik selection state.

  • Export of field values to XLS, and copying of a cell value on right-click.

  • Search functionality that uses the Qlik Engine API.

  • Conditional show and hide of filter values.

  • Vizlib formatting options that let you style the filter to match your company brand.

  • A responsive mode for dynamic screen resolutions.

Vizlib Filter is part of the Vizlib Library product suite. To learn more, watch the product demonstration or download the Vizlib Library product catalog.

Examples

Figure 1 shows selections being made in Vizlib Filter for sales figures. Figure 2 shows the list of selection options, Figure 3 shows a text search, and Figure 4 shows a drilldown.

Animated Vizlib Filter updating a set of sales figures as values are selected.

Figure 1: Filter example

Vizlib Filter showing the available selection options for a field.

Figure 2: Selection options

Vizlib Filter search box with matching field values listed below it.

Figure 3: Text search

Vizlib Filter showing a drilldown through a hierarchy of field values.

Figure 4: Drilldown

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