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Adding a generic filter for gadgets on the homepage
By applying a generic filter, you can filter all gadgets on the homepage in one go by your own selected criteria.
You can configure generic filters that can be applied by end users to the gadgets on their homepage. There are two types: Date-time and Selector. The latter allows you to filter by an aspect of a business object, such as Property.
Procedure
1. Go to ProCenter modules > Web Configuration > Homepage.
2. Select a homepage definition on whose gadgets you want to apply a generic filter.
3. Go to the Gadget filters tab.
4. In the Filter type field, select Selector or Date-time.
5. Complete the data fields. See Homepage fields for detailed information on these gadget filter fields.
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When choosing the Selector option, it is important to enter the correct selector code in the Selector field based on the filter criteria (field that you want to filter on) on the gadget. For example, if you want to filter the gadgets on the Property field, go to the Publisher module, select the gadget definition, in the Search block, copy the Selector value of the Property field and paste it in the homepage Selector field. This selector value must be same for all the gadgets that you want to filter on making it the common criteria.
6. Click Save.
After refreshing the homepage, you will see a bar with a filter icon. When you click on the filter icon, you can choose specific criteria for the gadgets to be filtered on. Activate the filter by clicking OK. An active filter is marked on the homepage by an orange border. It is possible to activate multiple filters with different criteria. When hovering over the 'filter' icon on a selected gadget, a tool tip displays per gadget which filters apply.
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This feature of showing an active filter on a gadget, does not apply to gadgets containing a Publisher chart for which the following Appearance settings are made on the Chart block: Fullscreen = Yes and Show title when fullscreen = No. The reason is that the 'active filter' functionality is part of the gadget title. So if the gadget title is not shown, the active filter icon is not shown either.