Reference: Narrow the Data Focus on Charts

Looking for ways to narrow the focus of your visualizations? Use this table to help you determine which method works best for your requirements.

Method	View and Edit	View only
Filter
Chart filters	Use chart filters to set a filter on a data series on a chart. Chart filters take precedence over a perspective context if the chart and perspective context use the same dimension for filtering.	No action required. Users viewing charts cannot change chart filters.
Perspective Context	Set a perspective context to set a default filter across all dashboards and charts in a perspective.	Change the perspective context for ad hoc analysis. Selections revert back to default options when you navigate away from the chart. See Concept: Analyze Data and Interact with Charts
Drilldown	Drilldowns are based on the dimensions and attributes available from your instance. You can limit the dimensions and attributes available for drilldown. If a dimension is available as a perspective context, most dimensions will not be available for drilldown. Only Level , a system-defined perspective context is available for drilldown.	Drill down into data points for ad hoc analysis. Selections do not persist and will revert back to defaults when you navigate away from the chart. See Concept: Analyze Data and Interact with Charts
Breakdown	UseReference: Data Breakdown breakdown settings to a slice a data series into categories or segments to improve visualization and analysis. A breakdown does not filter data. See Reference: Data Breakdown .	No action required. Users viewing charts cannot change the breakdown.
Sort and Limit	Use sort and limit to organize and list data in a data series in ascending or descending order. You can limit a large set of data to show the top N or bottom N.	No action is required. Users viewing charts cannot change sorting or limiting.