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Those added to the side content containers can be considered ‘global filters’, as they will be visible for all sub tabs. However, you can also choose to add filters to the side containers without making them appear globally by turning off their respective Global settings.

Filter widgets added to the canvas (i.e the middle section) will only be visible for that sub tab.

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Filter panel

You can add a single filter or filter groups to a filter panel through the filter widget. (See tutorial on how to add here). Once added, filters will display in the panel available for dashboard builders and end users to use on the dashboard. 

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