Filters change the currently displayed data. They can be used, for example, to display only certain transaction IDs, devices or domains.
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Some filters provide a list of optional values. To use those values, start typing in the input box to activate the auto-complete within the filter. Alternatively, you may scroll the value list using the keyboard arrow keys and select values by pressing enter.
Many filters (including device, domain, service, API name, product, etc.) support wildcards (*) for matching under the following sections: Dashboards, Investigate and Explore.
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Click on Apply to apply the current selection.
Click outside the filter or on the filter's title to close the filter without applying.
Click the "Multiple Selection" checkbox again to return to single selection mode.
Filters can also be applied via the data itself.
When hovering over the data columns a filter icon appears.
Clicking on the filter icon will apply the selected value to the appropriate filter.