topic How to Create a "Clear All Filters" Button in a SAS Visual Analytics Report (Viya)? in SAS Visual Analytics

How to Create a "Clear All Filters" Button in a SAS Visual Analytics Report (Viya)?

LuizFilho — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 16:42:50 GMT

Hello everyone,

I am working on a report in SAS Visual Analytics on the Viya platform 2025.06.

My Goal:
I need to create a single button on the report screen that, when clicked, removes or resets all active filters in the report. This would replicate the default "Remove all applied filters" functionality, but with a more prominent and user-friendly button integrated directly into the report's design.

TheChallenge:
My report uses a variety of filter controls, including:

Drop-down lists

Sliders

List tables used as filters

A key complexity is that these filters are often independent of each other. For example, Filter A might affect Objects 1 and 2, while Filter B only affects Object 3. Not all filters apply to every object on the page.

Question:
Is there a standard method or a recommended workaround to implement a global "Clear All Filters" button that can handle this setup with independent filters? I'm looking for a robust solution that provides a good user experience without requiring a full page reload.

Thank you in advance for your guidance and suggestions!

Re: How to Create a "Clear All Filters" Button in a SAS Visual Analytics Report (Viya)?

naresh_kumar — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 11:28:02 GMT

Hi @LuizFilho On the SAS Visual Analytics report state you can refer to the following community post. This might be helpful

https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Communities-Library/SAS-Visual-Analytics-Report-States/ta-p/931516

If you have further question, please let me know. Thank you!

Re: How to Create a "Clear All Filters" Button in a SAS Visual Analytics Report (Viya)?

tsukune — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 02:09:46 GMT

Hi, @LuizFilho.

I have considered a workaround that hopefully will help you. By using paramaters in advanced filters, we can create a report like following:

If you select "ON", button bar, drop-down list and Slider will be active.

If you select "OFF", the all control objects will be inactive and all data will be displayed.

I created this sample report based on the following post:

https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Visual-Analytics/Button-on-VA-Report-to-quot-Clear-all-Filters-quot/td-p/273046

If you need further information, pleaes let me know.