In which two ways can a specific visualization in a dashboard be filtered?

Question

Options

• AA developer can only keep or exclude data points within an axis.
• BA developer can create a Calculation within the dashboard that will filter a specific visualization.
• CA developer can also add a local filter to filter a column or to define a filter condition.
• DA developer can build an embedded filter in a data module.
• EA developer can keep or exclude a few data points in the visualization.

• A
  90% (18)
• C
  5% (1)
• E
  5% (1)

Explanation

Caution: The stated correct answer (A, B) appears inconsistent with standard dashboard filtering behavior. Based on the content and typical BI platform documentation (e.g., IBM Cognos Analytics), the correct answers are most likely C and E.

Why C and E are correct: In a dashboard, a specific visualization can be filtered in exactly two ways: (1) by directly interacting with data points in the visualization to keep or exclude them (E), and (2) by adding a local filter scoped to that visualization to filter a column or set a condition (C). These are visualization-level controls, distinct from dashboard-wide or data-source-level filters.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A is misleading - data points aren't restricted to "within an axis"; this overly narrow phrasing makes it incorrect.
• B is wrong - Calculations transform or compute data values; they don't serve as a filtering mechanism for a specific visualization.
• D is wrong - an embedded filter in a data module operates at the data source level and affects all consumers of that module, not just one visualization.

Memory tip: Think "two hands, one viz" - one hand picks data points directly (keep/exclude), the other applies a local filter column condition. Both actions stay local to that single visualization. Anything touching the data module or dashboard-wide scope is out of scope for this question.

If this is an IBM Cognos Analytics exam, flag this question - the stated answer key (A, B) likely contains a typo.

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