A data source filter is a filter that applies to all the worksheets that use the same data source. It filters the data before any other filters or calculations are applied. You can add a data source filter from the Data Source page by clicking on the Add button next to Filters.
The type of filter that will appear in the Edit Data Source Filters dialog box is a dimension filter on all the sheets. This means that you can choose a dimension from your data source and filter it by values, range, condition, or top/bottom. The filter will affect all the worksheets that use that dimension.
The other types of filters are not data source filters and will not appear in the Edit Data Source Filters dialog box. A table calculation filter is a filter that applies to a table calculation, such as percent of total or running total. A top N condition filter is a filter that shows only the top or bottom N values of a measure or dimension based on a condition. A context filter is a filter that creates a subset of data that other filters can use.
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https://help.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/filtering_context.htm Data source filters in Tableau apply to the entire data source, affecting all sheets that use that data source. The Edit Data Source Filters dialog box allows you to add filters that operate at the data source level, which is different from context filters, top N filters, or table calculation filters that are applied at the worksheet level.