From Basic to Advanced: A Deep Dive into Power BI Filter Types

Filters are a powerful tool in Power BI that allow you to focus on specific data in your dashboards and reports by excluding unwanted data. There are several types of filters in Power BI that you can use to customize your data view.

1. Page level filters: These filters apply to the whole page or report and affect all the visuals on the page. You can use page level filters to filter out data that you don’t want to see on the page.
2. Visual level filters: These filters apply to a specific visual on a page and only affect that visual. You can use visual level filters to focus on specific data within a visual or to compare data across multiple visuals.
3. Report level filters: These filters apply to the whole report and affect all the pages in the report. You can use report level filters to filter out data that you don’t want to see in the report.
4. Slicers: Slicers are a type of visual filter that allow you to filter data using a selection of values from a list or a table. You can use slicers to filter data in multiple visuals at the same time.
5. Relative filters: These filters allow you to filter data based on a relative time period, such as the previous month or the last 7 days. You can use relative filters to easily filter data based on changing time periods.
6. Top N filters: These filters allow you to filter data based on the top or bottom N values in a field. You can use top N filters to focus on the most or least important data in your visual.
7. Basic Filters: This type of filter allows you to include or exclude data based on a specific condition. For example, you can filter a column to only show data where the value is greater than a certain number.
8. Advanced Filters: This type of filter allows you to include or exclude data based on multiple conditions. For example, you can filter a column to only show data where the value is greater than a certain number and the date is within a specific range.
9. Relative Date Filters: This type of filter allows you to include or exclude data based on a relative date range. For example, you can filter data to only show the last 7 days or the next quarter.

By using different types of filters in Power BI, you can customize your data view and focus on the data that is most relevant to your needs.