Range Filter
The “Range Filter” dashboard element as well as “Filter” allows to apply filtering to other dashboard elements.
This element displays a chart with selection thumbs that allow you to filter out values displayed along the argument axis:
This filter can be used for cross-filter data sources. For this, use the “Cross-Data-Source- Filters” button on the “Data” tab:
You also can not apply end-to-end filters to this element:
You can create your own ranges of data. To do this, use either the context menu (right mouse button) or click on the 
icon in the “Argument” field:
As a result, the “Edit Periods” window appears:
The list on the left shows the list of ready periods that you can filter:
In order to add the selected period, use the 
button or simply drag the period in the field on the right:
This period will be added to the right pane of the Edit Periods dialog. The following settings are available for the added period:
- Caption – title name for the period;
- Period – displays the time interval of the date corresponding to the period;
- Default – allows to use the selected period as the default value in the element of the Range Filter panel.
You can create your own period. To do this, use the “Add Custom Period …” button in the “Edit Periods” window:
As a result, a window appears in which you can add the following periods:
For the year, quarter and month it is possible to set to display:
- Previous Year/Quarter/Month;
- This Year/Quarter/Month;
- Next Year/Quarter/Month;
- Last Year/Quarter/Month;
- Next Year/Quarter/Month.
There is also a possibility to create a “Custom” period:
This period allows to specify a period with user boundaries (“Start” and “End” point):
For start and end points, you can set the following parameters:
- None – the start and end points will be equal to the start and end values from the visible range;
- Fixed – possibility to select a specific value in the calendar;
- Flow – allows to specify a floating period with interval and offset. “Interval” – indicates the interval between the current date and the required date, “Offset” – the number of such intervals:
