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Single Select Only drop down option (Filter)

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Mel
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9/24/25

Description:

Introduce an option in Adobe Analytics Workspace filters (e.g., dropdown segments, panel filters) to enforce single selection only so users cannot apply more than one filter value at the same time.

 

Why is this feature important to you:

When users multi‑select from a dropdown filter or segment, some reports produce incorrect or misleading values. As an example, we use segments to isolate our Web and App experiences. However if a user selects both of these from a dropdown, they will get inaccurate values in the data set. Similarly, during gradual rollouts, mixing two experiences into one selection can lead the stakeholder to make decisions based on inaccurate values. A single‑selection restriction would ensure data integrity, especially in decision‑critical scenarios such as product rollouts.

 

How would you like the feature to work

Add a setting to the filter/dropdown component in Workspace (e.g., a checkbox “Limit selection to one value”). When enabled, the filter behaves like a radio button list so selecting a new value automatically deselects the previous one. This should work for dimensions, segments, and metrics where dropdowns are used.

Current Behaviour

Workspace filters and dropdown segments allow multiple selections by default. The “Require selection” option only forces one or more selections, not exactly one. There is no native way to prevent multi‑select, forcing workarounds like separate panels or project links.

1 Comment

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Community Advisor and Adobe Champion

9/25/25

Yes, this is needed... some dropdowns don't work with multi-select.. they are either exclusive of one another, or I have had instances where they just don't play nice together... being able to restrict the dropdown in those cases would prevent the repeated questions of "I did this and I have 0 results. why" (despite having a note to not use the combination right there in the panel description)