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How to configure a project filter

This guide explains how to set up a pipeline filter on a data project in Aragorn AI to control which records flow from your source into the final dataset.

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Written by Tyrone Marhguy

What is a project filter?

A project filter sits in the project pipeline between your source and final dataset:

Source → Filter → Enrichment → Final dataset

Without a filter, every record imported from your HRIS can flow through the project. With a filter, you tell Aragorn AI which records to include or exclude before they reach the final dataset and integrations.

Examples:

  • Exclude the CEO or executive records from the project.

  • Exclude a founder’s record when the client handles that person manually.

  • Include only full-time employees and exclude part-time or contractor records.

Note: A project filter is not the same as test filters when inspecting data. Test filters preview data without changing the pipeline.

See How to inspect project data.

When to use a project filter

  • You need certain records permanently excluded from integrations.

  • You want a subset of HRIS data in this project (for example, US employees only).

  • You must block sensitive records (by employee ID or field value) from entering Aragorn AI.

Configure a project filter

  1. Log in to your Aragorn AI account.

  2. Open Data Projects and select your project.

  3. In the pipeline (Source → Filter → Enrichment → Final dataset), open the Filter step.

  4. Add filter conditions—for example:

    • Where employee_id equals a specific value → exclude

    • Where employment_type is not full_time → exclude

  5. Save the filter configuration.

  6. Run Reprocess last sync or Sync new updates so the filter applies to project data.

Important behavior

  • Filters do not remove data already imported. If you add a filter after a sync, existing records may remain in the final dataset until you delete the final dataset and re-sync.

  • After changing a filter, reprocess or sync so the final dataset reflects the new rules.

  • Combine filters with enrichment only after you are satisfied the correct base records are flowing through.

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