12. Context Awareness
Filter context in Super Filter allows seamless cross-visual filtering within the Inforiver suite without writing DAX. Simply enabling context settings connects visuals dynamically for smarter, context-aware dashboards.
How to Configure Filter Context in Super Filter
To enable filter context recognition across Inforiver visuals, follow these simple steps:
Click on the Super Filter visual and open the Display Settings pane. Enable Context Settings
Scroll down and locate the Context Settings section and toggle it ON.
Go the Specific Inforiver visuals Filter context settings and select the Super Filter visual ID.
Once the filter context is applied, users can filter with the Super Filter slicer and add comments, annotations, or perform actions in Analytics+, Inforiver Reporting Matrix, or Writeback Matrix. These will reflect based on the applied filter context
When using the Inforiver suite of visuals, you don’t need to create any DAX measures to configure filter context. Follow the steps mentioned above, and that's it! Inforiver handles the rest automatically, allowing visuals to communicate seamlessly and respond dynamically based on the active filter selections — all with just a few clicks.
Advantages of Using the Inforiver Visual Suite
When filter context is enabled across Inforiver visuals, you can:
Use dynamic header updates based on filter context
Use measure information from super filter in the headers based on filter context
Add annotations and contextual comments directly linked to filtered data
Write back filter-context-specific comments to your data source
Apply conditional formatting based on dynamic filter selections
Enjoy enhanced cross-visual filtering with minimal configuration
Benefit from context-aware dashboards that update in real-time
Reduce need for complex DAX calculations or multiple slicers