Filters

Overview

Filters in the dataflow diagram control which objects are shown in the AnalyticsCreator architecture view. Use them to focus the diagram on a selected object, add related objects to the current view, save a useful diagram selection, or reopen a saved selection later.

Function

A diagram filter is a working selection of objects. When you set a filter from an object, the diagram refreshes around that object. When you add to a filter, the selected object is added to the current selection instead of replacing it.

The main window shows the active context beside the diagram: the selected group, the diagram expansion controls, the selected object, and the actual filter text. The actual filter field lists the object names currently included in the filter.

Filters can be stored from the diagram or from the Filters entry in the navigation tree. A stored filter can then be applied from the navigation tree to reopen the same focused diagram view, which is useful when reviewing a specific dataflow repeatedly.

Access

Open the dataflow diagram from the DWH area, then use an object context menu, the diagram context menu, or the Filters entry in the navigation tree. The File ribbon also provides Find on diagram for locating objects before filtering.

How to access

Use Filters -> Store current filter, or use a saved filter with Apply filter.

Toolbar

Use File -> Find on diagram to locate an object before setting or extending the filter.

Diagram

Use Dataflow diagram -> object context menu -> Set filter or Add to filter.

Visual element

Diagram filter controls, Actual filter field, or saved filter row.

Screen overview

IDPropertyDescription
1GroupLimits the diagram context to all objects or to a selected object group.
2Diagram filterControls how much connected context is shown to the left and right of the selected objects.
3Selected objectDisplays the object currently selected in the diagram.
4Actual filterShows the object names currently included in the active diagram filter.
5Set filterReplaces the current diagram filter with the selected object.
6Add to filterAdds the selected object to the current diagram filter.
7Store filterSaves the active diagram filter as a named filter after you provide a filter name.
8Store current filterStores the current filter from the Filters entry in the navigation tree.
9Apply filterLoads a saved filter and refreshes the dataflow diagram to that saved object selection.
10Remove filterClears the active diagram filter and refreshes the diagram without the saved selection.
11Delete filterDeletes a saved filter from the Filters branch.
12Find on diagramSearches the current diagram so you can locate an object before setting or adding it to a filter.
13Locate in treeSelects the diagram object in the navigation tree before or after filtering.
14RefreshRefreshes the diagram after filter, group, or object changes.

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