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Query Filter Dialog Box Properties

You can use the Query Filter dialog box to apply a filter to the business view that the specified data component uses to narrow down its data scope. This topic describes the options in the dialog box.

Advanced/Basic

Switches the dialog box to the advanced mode or basic mode.

OK

Applies the settings and closes the dialog box.

Cancel

Closes the dialog box and discards any changes.

Help

Displays the help document about this feature.

Basic Mode

The basic mode provides function for creating simple filter conditions which are connected by the AND and OR operators.

Query Filter

Specifies the filter you want to apply to the business view.

• User Defined
  Specifies to create a user defined filter to apply to the business view.
• Predefined filters
  The names of the predefined filters which were created on the business view in Logi Report Designer. You can choose one of them to apply.
  • Edit
    Edits the selected predefined filter. Once a predefined filter is edited, it will be saved as a user defined filter in the business view.
  • Description
    Displays the description of the selected predefined filter.

Deletes the current condition line.

Field

Specifies the field to be filtered.

Operator

Specifies the operator to compose the filter expression.

• =
  Equal to
• >
  Greater than
• >=
  Greater than or equal to
• <
  Less than
• <=
  Less than or equal to
• !=
  Not equal to
• [not] in
  Causes an enumerated list of values to appear in the WHERE clause predicate, used for evaluating for a true condition. For the operator "in" or "not in", multiple values separated by comma (,) are allowed.
• [not] like
  Like string pattern matching operator is used to compare the first expression string value to the pattern string (the second expression). If you want to use wildcard character in the pattern string, only "_" and "%" are supported.
• [not] between
  Allows the system to evaluate whether data values are located between a range of values indicated in the predicate. For the operator "between" or "not between", there are two value text boxes for typing the same type of values.
• is [not] null
  It is used in WHERE clause predicates to match null values occurring in a specified data field. For the operator "is null" or "is not null", the value text box is hidden.

Value

Specifies the value of how to filter the field. You can either type the value manually in the text box or select a value from the drop-down list. Select or to switch to filter the field by field or value.

Logic

Lists the logic operator.

• AND
  Logic operator AND which is applied to this and the next line.
• OR
  Logic operator OR which is applied to this and the next line.

Advanced Mode

The advanced mode enables the building of more complex filter conditions via the grouping of conditions.

Query Filter

Specifies the filter you want to apply to the business view.

• User Defined
  Specifies to create a user defined filter to apply to the business view.
• Predefined filters
  The names of the predefined filters which were created on the business view in Logi Report Designer. You can choose one of them to apply.
  • Edit
    Edits the selected predefined filter. Once a predefined filter is edited, it will be saved as a user defined filter in the business view.
  • Description
    Displays the description of the selected predefined filter.

Add Condition

Adds a new condition line.

Delete

Deletes the selected condition line.

Group

Makes the selected conditions in one group. Conditions can also be added to an existing group by selecting the conditions and the group while holding the Ctrl button, and then selecting the Group button.

Ungroup

Makes the selected condition ungrouped.

Up

Moves the selected condition or group up to a higher level.

Down

Moves the selected condition or group down to a lower level.

Logic

Specifies the logic operator.

• AND
  Logic operator AND which is applied to this and the next line.
• OR
  Logic operator OR which is applied to this and the next line.
• AND NOT
  Logic operator AND NOT which is applied to this and the next line.
• OR NOT
  Logic operator OR NOT which is applied to this and the next line.

Field

Specifies the field to be filtered.

Operator

Specifies the operator to compose the filter expression.

Value

Specifies the value of how to filter the field. You can either type the value manually in the text box or select a value from the drop-down list. Select or to switch to filter the field by field or value.

Condition Expression

Displays the SQL statement of the filter condition.

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