![SAS Visual Analytics filters on periodic calculations: Apply them or ignore them!](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2018/04/Filters8-702x336.jpg)
SAS Visual Analytics filters in 7.4 and 8.2 enable you to improve the appearance of reports based on calculations that use periodic operators. Parameter settings also enable you to provide users with a prompt for choosing the data to display in a report, without having any effect on the calculations themselves.