What is filtering data and why is it required during extraction?

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Filtering data means selecting only records that meet specific business conditions.
It is required to avoid extracting unnecessary or irrelevant data.
This improves performance and reduces storage and processing cost.
In my project, we filtered data by date to extract only daily transactions.
We also filtered by status to exclude cancelled or test records.
Filtering ensures reports are based on accurate and meaningful data.
It also supports incremental and faster data loads.

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