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active filters

Active filters are filters that are currently in effect, limiting which items in a set are included in the displayed or processed results.

In plain English

These are the filtering conditions the system is using right now. They narrow a set by determining which items are included in the results being shown or processed.

In context

Here, "active filters" reports that filters are currently in effect and are limiting which items are included in the table results.

Situation
Using dashboards, tables, filters, sorting, views, and bulk controls
What it communicates
reports that filters are currently applied above the table

Meaning limits

The term alone does not identify the specific filter criteria, only that some criteria are currently affecting the result set.

Examples

“With the active filters still on, the report included only twelve orders.”

Core meaning

“Clear the active filters if the table is missing rows you expected to see.”

In context