Limiting your data – Filters

Filters are versatile Application Objects that limit the amount of information a Report shows in its Template.

The following is a quick reference table for this MicroStrategy Object:

There are different types of Filters depending on what are they made of and where they can be used. These are the main types of Filters:

  • Filters from Attributes
  • Filters from Metrics
  • Filters from Reports
The Report Filter will determine the WHERE clause in the SQL that MicroStrategy sends to the database.

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