What is the difference between filter & Condition?

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What is the difference between filter & Condition? ..

Answer / m m naidu

Filter: A filter is a condition which restricts the amount
of data displayed in the report.

Condition:An expression that yields a boolean value.
Conditions are used in query expressions, query filters,
and boolean report variables that can be used for
conditional formatting, styles, data sources, layouts and
blocks.

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What is the difference between filter & Condition? ..

Answer / satya/gunu(satyabadi)

-> A filter is a restriction that reduces the amount of data
returned from data base.
-> A condition is created with the three components
1.Query item
2.Operator
3.Operand
=> In addition, The model filters are reusable which can be used for a multiple reports.

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What is the difference between filter & Condition? ..

Answer / deep kumar

Filters : Its Condition on What type of Data to be 
displayed. [Data Driven]




Condition: Its Condition on what to Show depending upon 
the expression /formatting /styles/layouts . 

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What is the difference between filter & Condition? ..

Answer / sridhar

Filters : Its Condition on What type of Data to be
displayed. [Data Driven]

Condition: Its Condition on what to Show depending upon
the expression /formatting /styles/layouts .

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