Filter

The filter field is used to create an interface through which an application developer can define specific criteria to be met by records that will be displayed in a list.

1. Click the to add a field in your form.
2. Choose “New Field”
3. Select the table you wish to add the field to. Most of the time, this will be the current table you are on, called the current context.
4. Select a field name and click “Choose Type”.
5. Choose “Filter” from the list of field types.
6. You can continue adding fields or click the “Select” button to finish adding.

This field is able to be placed on a page itself, not as part of a table's records.

1. Click the “Fields” button in the left toolbar to expand the list of fields available.
2. Click on “Filter”, holding the mouse button down and dragging the filter field onto the page, releasing over the grey shadow where the field will be placed.
3. Select a variant to use and click “save”. You can always change this later.
4. The filter field will appear on the page in the location specified.

When hovering the mouse over the field, an icon containing a blue pencil over a sheet of paper will appear in the top left corner of the field. Click this icon to access the field features as listed above.

Field features can be edited by clicking on the orange field icon when the presentation layer is displayed.

• Field Label
• Field Setting - Display Alternate Label (affects this form only)

• Column Span
• Row Span

• Tooltip
• Descriptive Text
• Display Alternate Descriptive Text (affects this form only)

• Temporary Block Association
• Global Block Association

• Default Value

• Required

• Audit This Field
• Show Audit History

• View Only

• Purpose
• Form ID
• Variant
• Filters

This field has nine variants that can be chosen from.

The filter field can be configured to use any one of the standard text-type filters.