From 12603196c1bcbddd94196c5acdf65080e01fe734 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jac Fitzgerald Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:22:57 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] docs: note vf() view filters are exact-match only --- docs/api-ref.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/api-ref.md b/docs/api-ref.md index b34e946f9..095d69d9e 100644 --- a/docs/api-ref.md +++ b/docs/api-ref.md @@ -5580,6 +5580,8 @@ You can use the `Sort` and `RequestOptions` classes to filter and sort the follo You can use the `ImageRequestOptions` and `PDFRequestOptions` to set options for views returned as images and PDF files. +**Note**: View filters set via `vf()` on `CSVRequestOptions`, `ImageRequestOptions`, or `PDFRequestOptions` apply exact-match only. Operators like greater-than, less-than, contains, or value ranges are not supported by the underlying REST endpoint. See the Tableau REST API [filtering documentation](https://help.tableau.com/current/api/rest_api/en-us/REST/rest_api_concepts_filtering_and_sorting.htm) for the server-side detail. If you need range filtering for exports, expose the range bounds as workbook parameters and use `.parameter()` to set them. + For more information about filtering and sorting, see [Filter and Sort](filter-sort).