Monday, January 23, 2012

Advanced Filter Delete Option

The Advanced Filter screen can be accessed from just about every report screen. It allows users to create custom reporting criteria. It has always had the option for users to save their favorite filters for easy re-use in the future. Previously, however, there was no way to delete obsolete saved filters. A new "Delete Filter" button resolves that issue. It works pretty much as you would expect. You load a saved filter for review and if you no longer have a need for it click on the "Delete Filter" button to delete it. Because the Advanced Filter screen is used by so many applications, I had to decide how to handle the security level needed to allow deletes. I settled on using the Property security access level to determine whether a user has permission to delete advanced filters. So in order to use this new feature you must have a Property security level of 1.

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