Warning "Cannot filter from multiple data sources" When Creating Action Filter
Published: 04 Nov 2016 Last Modified Date: 25 Nov 2019
Issue
When attempting to create an Action filter, you might receive the following warning:
"Cannot filter from multiple data sources"
Environment
Tableau Desktop
Resolution
Uncheck all but one source sheet.
If the Action Filter needs to run from multiple source sheets, create a different Action Filter for each set of source sheets that have the same primary data source.
Cause
Action Filters can only have one data source for all of the selected source sheets
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