The Filter has Filter Criterion relationship references properties that are interpreted as filter criteria. Filter dialog boxes can be generated displaying the filter criteria as input fields.
When executing an action on the corresponding filter, the filter criteria values (and/or the property values of the referenced properties) can be used as input parameters.
As a rule, a filter type has at least one action that returns an element list on the basis of the filter criteria.
| Attribute
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Type
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Description
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| TargetID *
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Property
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Reference to a property that should be used as a filter criterion.
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| Label [O]
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String
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Display text of the input field in the Filter dialog box.
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| Mandatory
|
Boolean
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Indicates whether the criterion is mandatory for the creation of a filter. If true, the user must specify a value in the generated input field in the Filter dialog box.
Mandatory filter criteria are marked with the symbol * besides the label of the input fields.
Note: A space value is a valid mandatory input.
The default value is
true.
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| SeqNo
|
Integer
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The position number of the Filter criterion input field within a Filter dialog box.
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| Category [O]
|
String
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Categorizes the filter criterion in the Filter dialog box. See
Input Dialog for more information.
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| Generic
|
Boolean
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Indicates whether wildcard characters are permitted as filter criterion. See
Application Options for more information.
The default value is
false.
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