Marketing Cloud Filters

You have the option to define a data filter on the Subscribers tab within Email Studio, where you can choose to segment either a subscriber list or a data extension. When creating a data filter for segmenting a subscriber list, you can utilize various types of information, including profile attributes, preference attributes (excluding HTML email preference), and both created and predefined measures. The selection of these types dictates whether a subscriber satisfies the specified conditions. Marketing Cloud Filters.

It’s worth noting that you aren’t required to specify a subscriber list in the filter definition, and you can associate the same data filter with multiple lists by employing different filter activities or groups.

Alternatively, if you opt to create a data filter for segmenting a data extension, you utilize the field columns within that data extension to determine whether a record satisfies the conditions. Given that different data extensions may have distinct field columns, you need to specify the data extension when creating the data filter.

When crafting a filter, you establish conditions that the system assesses for each subscriber or data extension row to determine qualification for the segment. For each condition, you can choose the profile attribute, field column, or measure to evaluate, specify the operator for comparing values, and define the value for comparison.

For instance, segmenting a subscriber list based on the condition that subscribers must be 18 or older means only those meeting this age requirement are added to the segment. Multiple conditions can be grouped using AND or OR operators, and these groupings can further be combined into an outer grouping with additional AND or OR operators. The use of OR operator implies that meeting one or more conditions satisfies the grouping, while the AND operator requires meeting all conditions for grouping satisfaction.

The data filter creation interface offers graphical tools for crafting conditions and groupings, with the SQL generated from these graphical tools displayed in the Filter Text section for reference.

In the context of Marketing Cloud, a filter is a set of criteria that segments either a subscriber list or a data extension. It enables the application of complex segmentation rules to precisely target messages to specific subscribers. This aids in the creation of more tailored and targeted marketing campaigns.

To access the filter activity in Marketing Cloud, you can find it within the Interactions tab on the Filter Activity screen when using interactions in Email Studio. Utilize data filters to segment subscriber lists or data extensions when creating filter activities to enhance the precision of your marketing strategies.