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
Open the Global Menu (
), select the Control Panel tab, and click Data Sets under Object.Click on the Name of the data set you want to access.
Alternatively, click Actions (
) next to the data set entry and select Edit.Click on the Name of the data set view to start editing it.
Select the Filters tab.
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.
Choose Client Extension when adding a new filter.
Each field can be associated with only one filter at a time.
Fill in the Name of the filter and, optionally, localize it.
Select the Field by which you want to filter the entries.
Select the Frontend Data Set Filter client extension and click Save.
Date Range Filter
Use date-type fields to pre-filter the displayed entries.
Choose Date Range when adding a new filter.
Fill in the Name of the filter and, optionally, localize it.
Select the Field by which you want to filter the entries.
Each field can be associated with only one filter at a time.
(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.
Click Save.
Selection Filter
Use picklist options as parameters for the filter.
Choose Selection when adding a new filter.
Fill in the Name of the filter and, optionally, localize it.
Select the Field by which you want to filter the entries.
Choose a picklist to associate with the filter.
Determine if users can select multiple or single values.
Preselect values for the filter.
If you choose the Single selection option, you can only preselect one value.
Decide to include or exclude entries based on the filter parameters.
Click Save.
