Tableau - Ajax Filters

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In many report we might have requirements to restrict a "filter values" based on value selected on a another "filter". Usually we used to use AJAX techniques to achieve this.

In tableau its quite easy to achieve the same result, by just checking few options.

Here is a working sample - ven_AJAX_Like_FilterSample

  1. Lets assume you have 3 filters continent, country  and city.
  2. Make a "quick Filter" for all three of them
  3. Optional Step: Change the filter to a multi-drop down box or just leave it as is
  4. Now from the "quick filter" options ( the down arrow on the right corner of quick filter) of the Country filter  and check "only relavant values".
  5. Do the same for City filter
  6. Now you will see that the country filter values and city filter values gets adjusted based on what value you select on other filters.

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so awsome blog Thanks for sharing
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