Using Ignore Master Filter in Visualize

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Article Goal

Learn how to use the Ignore Master Filter option in Visualize to allow specific dashboard elements to remain unaffected by Master Filter selections applied elsewhere in the dashboard.

What Is Ignore Master Filter?

The Ignore Master Filter setting prevents a Visualize item from responding to other dashboard-level filters. Normally, if you select a value in a filtering element (like a Grid or Pie Chart), it applies across the entire dashboard. With Ignore Master Filter, you can isolate a chart, grid, or pivot from being filtered.

Use Case: If you're comparing two identical charts and want only one of them to react to filter selections (e.g., from a Grid), apply Ignore Master Filter to the second one. This helps users contrast filtered vs. unfiltered results side by side.

Why Use Ignore Master Filter?

• Isolates elements from dashboard-wide filtering

• Useful for showing filtered vs. unfiltered comparisons

• Allows for controlled interactions between dashboard widgets

Note: The Ignore Master Filter setting applies only at design time in Visualize and is not changeable by the end user in WebReports.

Where Is It Used?

Ignore Master Filter can be applied to most Visualize elements such as Charts, Grids, Pivots, and Cards. It is enabled in the Visualize Designer inside VDM.

Steps to Use Ignore Master Filter

Step 1: Open Visualize Designer

Open or create a View in VDM, run it, and click on Visualize Designer.

Step 2: Add Grid Element

Insert a Grid into the dashboard. This will act as the Master Filter source.

Step 3: Add additional Visualization Elements

Insert another Visualize element into the dashboard (e.g., a Chart or Pivot).

Step 4: Duplicate the Visualization

Right-click on the chart and choose Duplicate. You now have two identical charts.

Step 5: Enable Multiple Master Filter

Select the Grid, go to the Data tab, and enable Multiple Master Filter.

Step 6: Enable Ignore Master Filter

Select the second chart and enable Ignore Master Filter under its Data tab in the tools section.

Use Case: This lets one chart respond to filters from the grid, while the second chart stays static—ideal for before/after comparisons or control groups.

Step 7: Interact and Observe Behavior

Click on one or more rows in the Grid. You’ll see the first chart update, while the second chart remains unchanged, thanks to Ignore Master Filter.

Article Summary

Ignore Master Filter allows Visualize dashboard designers to create elements that are excluded from interactive filtering. This is especially useful when you want to contrast filtered vs. unfiltered data on the same dashboard. Combined with Master Filter and Multiple Master Filter, this feature provides flexible, layered control over data interactions in dashboards.

Use Case: A report designer can show a chart that dynamically updates with user selections while another chart shows company-wide metrics unaffected by any filter—helping compare department-level data with organizational totals.