Filtering
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Multiple application scenarios require filtering List Views. For instance, an application’s Security System may prohibit the display of an entire collection in a List View. You may also need to filter a report’s data source when using the Reports V2 Module. The eXpressApp Framework supplies various approaches for filtering. Find the required scenario and choose an appropriate solution using this topic.
Basics
To learn how to build filter criteria, refer to the Ways to Build Criteria, Function Criteria Operators, Custom Function Criteria Operators and Object Parameters topics.
List Views
A List View can be filtered using the following techniques.
- Criteria Property of a List View’s Collection Source
- Criteria Property in the Application Model
- Filters Application Model Node
- ListViewFilter Attribute
- FullTextSearch Action
- UI-Specific Filtering Techniques
List Views in Lookup Property Editors
List Views in Lookup Property Editors can be filtered using the following techniques.
- Adjust Data Sources for Reference and Collection Properties
- Criteria Property of a List View’s Collection Source
- Criteria Property in the Application Model
- How to: Add a Search Action to Lookup Property Editors and Link Pop-up Windows
- Current Object Parameter
- UI-Specific Filtering Techniques
List Views in the Link Action’s Pop-up Windows
List Views in the pop-up windows invoked when using the Link Action (see LinkUnlinkController.LinkAction) can be filtered using the following techniques: