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Workday User Guide
Last Updated: 2023-06-23
FILTER

FILTER

Description

Returns a filtered range of data based on criteria that you specify.

Syntax

FILTER(
array
,
include
, [
if_empty
])
  • array
    : The value or expression to evaluate.
  • include
    : A Boolean array with the same height or width as
    array
    , that identifies the data to return.
  • if_empty
    : The value to return if the expression results in an empty array. The result must be both empty and an array; otherwise, the function returns the #VALUE error.

Example

This is the original spreadsheet:
A
B
C
1
Name
Grade
90
2
Joe
85
3
Alice
92
4
Annri
88
5
Navin
97
6
Carlos
89
7
Ren
91
The result of
=FILTER(A1:B7,B1:B7>C1)
, where the formula is placed in cell F1, submitted using the unconstrained array keyboard shortcut, is:
F
G
1
Name
Grade
2
Alice
92
3
Navin
97
4
Ren
91