Is it possible to set Excel to update a datasheet with an Advanced Filter
applied?

I have a summary worksheet that combines totals from 12 monthly worksheets.
A chart displays the data from the summary worksheet. The individual and
summary worksheets contain mandatory tracking criteria, but in most cases
only a few of the criteria are actually used in any individual workbook.

To prevent the chart that displays the data from displaying all the criteria
I have created an Advanced Filter that eliminates the criteria for which no
occurances have been entered. The problem is that once the filter is set, if
a new criterion is used it does not appear in the summary sheet until the
filter is removed. I then have to manually reapply the filter to eliminate
unwanted/unused criteria from the chart.