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Answer» There are a few different ways to add filters to data visualization. - Normal filter - Dragging any dimension or measure on to the filter shelf provides filtering that is accessible to the designer. That is a normal filter.
- Quick filter - When normal filter is used as a GENERIC filter by making it accessible to more people by turning it into a quick filter. This can be reused by all.
- Context filter - Context filters do not only filter the data, they cause Tableau to create a temporary table that contains only the filtered data. Typically, if we plan to alter our filter frequently, then it is advisable not to use context filters.
- Data SOURCE filter – this can be applied at data source level to VISUALIZE / restrict which dimension, measures ETC. to show from a data source or multiple data sources.
Normal filter is used to restrict data from database based on specific dimension / measure etc. that is selected / specified by the user.
Quick filter can be used in an adhoc format. Here user has the option to dynamically CHANGE data members at run time. Restricted data members can not be seen here.
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