Hello!
Is there any way to reset the built-in filters of a table without having the user do it manually? Through an action or something.
Hi!
If the filter functionality found in the toolbar of a table is what you mean, there is built-in functionality for clearing the table filters using the “Clear All” button which is found at the bottom here:
Or do you mean the Filtering which is set up in Create? In this case you could make use of Conditional Filters, which are bound to App Variables, and then the user can have control over this filtering through an action.
Rhys
It is the toolbar filters of a table I am talking about. Is there a way for me to do the same as the “Clear All” button in an action or through some configuration?
Hi,
It is not possible to do this outside of the given button, as there is no way to access the filtering from the context of an Appfarm action.
What is the use case? This can be passed on as a feature request from the Community with a further explained use case here, and why it is desired to have control outside of the provided “Clear All” button
Many thanks
Rhys
The table is used to display search results.
The end user workflow is typically something like this:
- Search for something
- Filter the search results in the table
- Do some work on an entry in the table in another view
And then they start over with a new search. But now the filters are still there from the previous search. The context for each search/task is almost always so different that this is a hindrance.
I realize we could make the filters ourselves outside of the table with conditional filters. But that would clog up the UI.
Understood! Unfortunately, right now there is no way around it, the user would need to manually remove the filter using the “Clear All” button after each search. Building filters outside of the table is also an option, to be able to store and control the filters locally and remove them automatically after a search is finished, but I understand not wanting to clutter the UI as well.
This is passed on internally as a feature request which has come from the Community, to be able to control these toolbar settings for a table from an action or other external context.
Rhys