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# Filter Interaction Control

Feature to control how filters affect Charts, Slicers, and Tables

#### What is Filter Interaction Control?

**Filter Interaction Control** is a feature that empowers users or report designers to manage how filters from one component (e.g. a slicer or chart) affect other components in a report.

**Purpose of this feature:**

* **Control the flow of analysis**: Guide user interactions and exploration logic in dashboards.
* **Prevent unintended filtering**: Ensure that certain visualizations (e.g. high-level summaries) remain unaffected by specific filters.
* **Enable advanced interactive reporting**: Support the creation of dynamic dashboards, where components can filter or exclude one another selectively.

#### How to Configure Filter Interaction Control?

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#### Select the Target Component

Click on the **chart, slicer, or table** you want to configure. This component is the *target*, meaning it will be the one affected (or not affected) by filter interactions from other visuals.
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#### Configure Filter Interaction

In the right-hand panel under **Visualizations → Build**, go to the **Filter Preferences** section. Here you’ll see the toggle to configure filter interaction:

* **Off**: The component will respond to filters from all other visuals as usual (default behavior).
* **On**: The component will only respond to filters from the specific visuals listed in the **“Filters applied to this Visual”** section.

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**Note**: If the interaction is **enabled** but no visuals are listed under *“Filters applied to this Visual”*, the component will **not be affected by any filters**.
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