Once a direct query connection has been set to a database file, and a visual set up, we may wish to slice our data using either the filters pane or the slicers visual.
Test based filters, either in the filters panel or in a slicer have no affect on visuals
Numeric filters appear to work in the filters pane, but not in slicers
Integer filters, Date filters work fine in both slicers and the filters pane.