Creating filters

Filters help to reduce the amount of data to be retrieved from a database. This applies both within SAP HANA and also between SAP HANA and the reporting tools.

How to do it…

We will be applying filters as follows:

  1. Open the analytic or calculation view, and at the data foundation level, select the field that the filter has to be applied to. Right-click on the field and select Apply Filter, as shown in the following screenshot:
    How to do it…
  2. Select Operator and a filter value to be applied, as shown in the following screenshot:
    How to do it…
  3. After applying the filter, ...

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