# Dashboard Filter operator for not set values **URL:** \ **Category:** Product Ideas\ **Tags:** sorting-filtering, dashboards, custom-fields\ **Created:** [2 June 2022 11:05 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/dashboard-filter-operator-for-not-set-values/167460 "2022-06-02T11:05:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Timo\_Plichta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/timo_plichta/32/100889_2.png) [@Timo\_Plichta](https://forum.asana.com/u/Timo_Plichta)\ **Post date:** [2 June 2022 11:05 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/dashboard-filter-operator-for-not-set-values/167460/1 "2022-06-02T11:05:56Z")
Hello. It would be great to have another operator in the filter for a dashboard chart on a custom field for “none set”. Use case: I want that all tasks gets a value from a customer field assigned. To monitor how many tasks do not yet have an assigned value, I wanted to create a chart in the dashboard counting the tasks which have not set any value of a custom field. Using “Filter” on the chart allows the operators: “is exactly these”, “is all of these”, “is exactly these”. But then i can only select a provided value. I would like to filter on “is nothing of these” to know how many tasks still have to be assigned to smth. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/3X/0/f/0f669f818cb434c18fe07a23909fc3ac0a90cc5b.png) All the best! ---
**Author:** ![Emily\_Roman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/emily_roman/32/283076_2.png) [@Emily\_Roman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Emily_Roman)\ **Post date:** [3 June 2022 07:54 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/dashboard-filter-operator-for-not-set-values/167460/2 "2022-06-03T07:54:23Z")
Thanks for sharing your feedback with us, @Timo_Plichta! I will let you know if we have any updates about this feature. Hopefully we can implement it in the future! ---
**Author:** ![Donovan\_King](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/donovan_king/32/100654_2.png) [@Donovan\_King](https://forum.asana.com/u/Donovan_King)\ **Post date:** [21 April 2022 16:27 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/dashboard-filter-operator-for-not-set-values/167460/3 "2022-04-21T16:27:39Z")
Briefly describe (1-2 sentences) the Bug you’re experiencing: I’d like to create a reporting dashboard that allows me to see the health of a current sprint. Specifically I’d like to be able to filter for tasks that don’t have important fields set. When I attempt to create a filter like this the UI returns the correct value, but will not allow me to create the chart. Ideal Fix: Have “a no value set” option for property filters. Steps to reproduce: 1. Create a number chart based off a protfolio 2. Set value to task count 3. Add filter by custom field 4. Uncheck all values Browser version: Asana Mac App Version 1.7.1 (1.7.1) Upload screenshots below: ![Screen Shot 2022-04-21 at 9.15.50 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/asana/original/3X/a/1/a1d1a9b5b4fc11b2f65342b8579fccf008264d78.png) ---
**Author:** ![Stephanie\_Oberg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/stephanie_oberg/32/80033_2.png) [@Stephanie\_Oberg](https://forum.asana.com/u/Stephanie_Oberg)\ **Post date:** [21 April 2022 19:06 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/dashboard-filter-operator-for-not-set-values/167460/4 "2022-04-21T19:06:11Z")
It’s unsurprising, Asana has lots of seemingly lacking functionality like this. To them, it seems that every field, every filter, every view is a new entity and every basic function has to get added item by item (instead of what most of us would consider natural, i.e. global changes to all occurrences). ---
**Author:** ![Rebecca\_McGrath](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/rebecca_mcgrath/32/74508_2.png) [@Rebecca\_McGrath](https://forum.asana.com/u/Rebecca_McGrath)\ **Post date:** [22 April 2022 08:34 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/dashboard-filter-operator-for-not-set-values/167460/5 "2022-04-22T08:34:54Z")
Hi @Donovan_King, welcome to the Asana Community Forum 👋 This isn’t a bug but a feature request so I’ve gone ahead and moved your post to the #product-feedback category to give other users the opportunity to vote for this feature. I’ll let you know if we have any updates 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Stephen\_Li](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/stephen_li/32/279555_2.png) [@Stephen\_Li](https://forum.asana.com/u/Stephen_Li)\ **Post date:** [6 May 2024 17:29 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/dashboard-filter-operator-for-not-set-values/167460/6 "2024-05-06T17:29:37Z")
Reviving this old thread. I’d love tho have this ability. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_Greathouse](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/andy_greathouse/32/262991_2.png) [@Andy\_Greathouse](https://forum.asana.com/u/Andy_Greathouse)\ **Post date:** [7 June 2024 15:52 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/dashboard-filter-operator-for-not-set-values/167460/7 "2024-06-07T15:52:47Z")
Agree with this take. It makes no sense that the advanced search allows for searching custom fields ‘With no Value’ but that project views can’t be filtered using the same criteria. Clearly the logic exists on the back end. Pretty disheartening that this post is now more than 2 years old too. Doesn’t seem like we’re ever going to see some of this minor issues addressed. ---
**Author:** ![Carrie\_Taylor](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Carrie\_Taylor](https://forum.asana.com/u/Carrie_Taylor)\ **Post date:** [11 October 2024 15:19 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/dashboard-filter-operator-for-not-set-values/167460/8 "2024-10-11T15:19:52Z")
Bumping this thread - we’re trying to build a dashboard to track which task creators are regularly not filling out the important fields so we can help support them. I was surprised that this doesn’t exist and would love it to be considered by the Product team! It would be a huge help. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_Greathouse](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/andy_greathouse/32/262991_2.png) [@Andy\_Greathouse](https://forum.asana.com/u/Andy_Greathouse)\ **Post date:** [6 May 2025 21:54 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/dashboard-filter-operator-for-not-set-values/167460/9 "2025-05-06T21:54:58Z")
This functionality does exist now when filter a custom project view. Still doesn’t work when setting up dashboards though. ---
**Author:** ![\_Alyssa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/_alyssa/32/41635_2.png) [@\_Alyssa](https://forum.asana.com/u/_Alyssa)\ **Post date:** [15 July 2025 21:32 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/dashboard-filter-operator-for-not-set-values/167460/10 "2025-07-15T21:32:18Z")
Does this function exist for filtering projects in a portfolio view? Right now I’m only seeing the field options we’ve created for our custom field, but not a “not set” option. This is particularly frustrating in the portfolio view since we want to filter out projects with certain field parameters, but need to set those parameters from the portfolio view. I’d prefer to be able to see everything that’s not set alongside my filtered view so I can update the fields accordingly instead of have a multilayered review process across several project list tabs. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Roberts](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Justin\_Roberts](https://forum.asana.com/u/Justin_Roberts)\ **Post date:** [22 January 2026 00:01 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/dashboard-filter-operator-for-not-set-values/167460/11 "2026-01-22T00:01:01Z")
Bumping this thread again. Same use case as original poster. We have a Dashboard widget in a Portfolio view, and theres no way to Filter when ‘Not Set’, only Include/Exclude