Filtering at Different Scopes

Filters can be configured against Power BI reports at each level of the report architecture, including the entire report, the report page, and the individual visual. As report filters are configured at design time and not exposed on the canvas like slicers, filters provide a powerful, efficient method of customizing elements of reports to specific needs. Report- and page-level filters that align with the user or team accessing the report, or with specific entities to be analyzed, deliver immediate focus and a certain degree of organization. For example, a report page built for one product category can be duplicated for other product category pages, with each page containing a different page-level filter. Visual-level filters deliver greater flexibility, as complex filtering conditions, including measures, can be defined in addition to any report- and page-level filters.

In this recipe, examples are provided of implementing filters at the three different...