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Filter and Sort FAQ

Answers to common questions about the Explore page filter bar, including visibility, persistence, search, and sharing.

General

What does the filter bar control?

The filter bar applies the same selection to every Explore tab (Insights, Activity, Profiles, Observability, Checks, and Anomalies). Changing a filter on one tab applies it to all the other tabs as you navigate between them.

How are multiple selections combined?

Within a single filter field (Source Datastores or Tags), multiple selections are combined with OR (union). Across fields, the selections are combined with AND (intersection). See Introduction for details.

Visibility

Why don't I see a datastore in the Source Datastores dropdown?

The Source Datastores dropdown lists only datastores your team has access to. If a datastore you expect is missing, ask a Manager or Admin to grant your team access. Admins see all datastores in the workspace.

Why does my filter by tag return no results?

Even though every tag in the workspace appears in the dropdown, filter results are limited to data your team can access. If a tag is only on data in datastores your team cannot access, the result is empty. Verify that your team has access to at least one datastore that uses the tag.

Persistence

Do my filters stay after a page refresh?

Yes, within the same browser tab. The filter bar remembers your selection across navigations and refreshes in the same browser tab.

Do my filters carry over to other browser tabs or windows?

No. Each browser tab or window starts with no filters applied.

Can I share a filtered view with someone else?

Yes. Save the selection as a Filter Preset. When you apply a preset, the page URL updates so you can copy and share the link to restore the same filtered view for someone else.

How does the search in the dropdown work?

The Source Datastores and Tags dropdowns include a search box at the top. Search is case-insensitive and matches any part of the option's name. For example, typing data matches both Healthcare Analytics and Data Warehouse.

Sort

Where do I sort the results?

Sorting is per-tab, not part of the filter bar. Each Explore tab has its own sort controls in its toolbar or column headers. The sort selection is independent of the filter bar.