User Filters

User Filters are among Sets on Tableau Desktop and are based on a Dimension. Depending on who is the current logged-in user on Tableau Server, you can what data the user sees:

  1. To add a User Filter, click on Server in the top menu, go to Create a User Filter, and choose the Field to secure. The following screenshot illustrates the creation of a User Filter on Region...:
  1. Tableau opens a new window where you can select, on the left, a User or a Group and select the values of the field that the User or Group can see.
  2. Once you've created the User Filter, you'll see a new set in your Data Source.
  3. To use a User Filter, add the corresponding ...

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