Data Set View Filters
Liferay DXP 2024.Q1 U112 Beta Feature
While managing data set views, you can define pre-applied filters to be used in the data set fragment. Although you can set those filters, users can change their parameters anytime.
Adding Filters to the Data Set View
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Open the Global Menu (), select the Control Panel tab, and click Data Sets under Object.
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Click on the Name of the data set you want to access.
Alternatively, click Actions () next to the data set entry and select Edit.
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Click on the Name of the data set view to start editing it.
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Select the Filters tab.
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Click Add () and choose one of the available options: Client Extension, Date Range, or Selection.
Client Extension Filter
Use Frontend Data Set Filter client extensions or deploy a client extension from your workspace to customize the filter experience and add new types of filters to your data set view.
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Choose Client Extension when adding a new filter.
Each field can be associated with only one filter at a time.
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Fill in the Name of the filter and, optionally, localize it.
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Select the Field by which you want to filter the entries.
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Select the Frontend Data Set Filter client extension and click Save.
Date Range Filter
Use date-type fields to pre-filter the displayed entries.
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Choose Date Range when adding a new filter.
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Fill in the Name of the filter and, optionally, localize it.
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Select the Field by which you want to filter the entries.
Each field can be associated with only one filter at a time.
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(Optional) Set From and To dates to pre-filter the entries, and the filter shows entries within the specified range.
You can set just one of the two dates.
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Click Save.
Selection Filter
Use picklist options as parameters for the filter.
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Choose Selection when adding a new filter.
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Fill in the Name of the filter and, optionally, localize it.
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Select the Field by which you want to filter the entries.
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Choose a picklist to associate with the filter.
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Determine if users can select multiple or single values.
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Preselect values for the filter.
If you choose the Single selection option, you can only preselect one value.
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Decide to include or exclude entries based on the filter parameters.
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Click Save.