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As per my experience - In tableau for action filter to work the fields should meet two criteria.

1. Field should be a dimension.
2. Field has to be from same data sources. Blending and action filter dont work together.

Am I correct in saying that?

Gaurav Khare
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  • I found somewhere that if the data sources are blended, filter action will only work if the primary data source is same in source and target sheet. Link: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/27748797/tableau-create-global-filter-from-a-secondary-data-source-to-multiple-data-sour – Gaurav Khare Feb 26 '16 at 09:52

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Yes, you are correct that is generally the rule of thumb. But, there are a couple of workarounds, however.

Method 1: Create a custom parameter and use it in a calculated field Method 2: Create a control view for the field you want to filter on, and apply a filter action to that view on the dashboard

This is a link to a knowledge base article that details both methods mentioned.

Stephen Berndt
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