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How to change the display name of filters on a workbook?

I believe that this feature was available in the Classic version of FDI, but in the current Data Visualizer, I do not see a way to rename the filters at the top of a workbook. Is this functionality available? If not, this seems like something that would be a useful addition to the tool.

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JohnW-Oracle

Hello @Kevin Riedy,

You are correct about the Filter name. You can change the name of the column in the body of the Workbook using Properties> Edge Filters. If you want to permanently change the name of the column or add a new duplicate column with a different name that you want to use for Filters, you could do that via a Semantic Model Extension. However, I understand that is a lot more work than the Classic functionality.

You can also log an enhancement request for this functionality via the ideas lab.

Step 1: Access Ideas Lab
Open your browser and go to Oracle Ideas Lab: https://ideas.oracle.com
Sign in using your Oracle Single Sign-On (SSO) credentials.
Step 2: Navigate to the Correct Product Area
Once logged in, click “Submit an Idea” or “Submit Feedback” (depending on the interface).
Select Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC) as the product.
Choose the appropriate area/category that best matches your enhancement request.

Step 3: Proceed with entering the details for your Enhancement Request.

Regards,

John

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JohnW-Oracle

Hello @Kevin Riedy,

You can also log an enhancement request for this functionality via the ideas lab.

Step 3: Proceed with entering the details for your Enhancement Request.

Regards,

John

Kevin Riedy

Thanks for the confirmation, John. I was hopeful there was a solution already. I'll open up the Idea.

Bhaskar Konar

https://community.oracle.com/products/oracleanalytics/discussion/comment/76272#Comment_76272

Thanks for the detailed explanation. Very helpful.

Kevin Riedy

I created the following Idea for anyone interested:

Ability to Update the Display Name of Filters on Dashboards — Oracle

Bhaskar Konar

https://community.oracle.com/products/oracleanalytics/discussion/comment/76456#Comment_76456

Thanks for sharing @Kevin Riedy!

Daniel Ryan

@Kevin Riedy there is a workaround for this but it isn't ideal. You could create a new parameter, name it whatever you want and in the Available Values select Column. This should give you the required result. Having this as standard capability via some form of property would be preferable though.

Kevin Riedy

https://community.oracle.com/products/oracleanalytics/discussion/comment/76471#Comment_76471

@Daniel Ryan thanks, yeah, this wouldn't be ideal for our use case. I am hoping this is a feature that gets added at some point so our everyday dashboard users could make a change like this if they would like.