Get Started

This section features the steps to get you started with Super Filter.

Super Filter is a custom visual in Power BI. The first step to using Super Filter is to add it to the Power BI canvas before we start working on it.

Overview of Key Components:

Image 3: Components in Super Filter visual

Here's a breakdown of its key elements:

1. Toolbar (Located at the top of the visual):

   • Search: Quickly find specific values or categories within the filter.

   • Saved Filter: Access previously saved filter settings for faster configuration.

   • Bulk Copy Paste: Easily copy and paste large sets of filter values for bulk filtering.

   • Erase: Clear all entered or pasted values from the input canvas, resetting the filter.

   • Progress Bar: Displays the proportion of filter selections dynamically.

2. Filter Canvas:

   • The central area where all data inputs and selections are displayed.

   • Allows users to view available items and select specific values for filtering.

   • Display Settings: Configure viewing options within the visual. Details are displayed when data is added under the "Others" field.

Setting Up Super Filter:

1. Add Visual

Click on the Super Filter icon from the Visualizations pane to add visual to the canvas. Resize it to fit your needs.

Image 1: Click on the Super Filter visual icon.

2. Assign Data

To use the visual, add data into the Category field in visualizations pane.

Category:

Add dimension data to the Category field in the visualizations pane, based on the Filter Type requirements:

• Date: Use for filtering date or time-based data.

Image 2: Date Data type is added to the visual.

• Facet: Suitable for categorical data to filter distinct items.

Image 3: Text Data type added to the visual

• Hierarchy: Use for multi-level, parent-child structured data.

Image 4: Multiple Text data type added to the visual.

• Alphanumeric: Ideal for sorting text or numeric data alphabetically or numerically.

Image 5: Text & numeric data type added to the visual

• Numeric: Add numerical data for range or numeric filtering.

Image 6: Numeric data type added to the visual

• Image: Assign image URLs or binary image data for visual representation.

Image 7: URL/Base 69 data type added to the visual

Others:

Add measure, numeric or dimension data that you want to display as details or tooltip in the visual.

Image 8: Measure & Dimension data type added to the visual

Let’s begin by customizing the filter by the specific Filter Type for your use case.