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Using Report Filters
If a report always contains a certain range of data and is exported to a certain format, you do not have to define the filter criteria and output settings every time you generate the report. You can save the search conditions and output settings as a filter and open it to load the same set of configurations when you run the report later.
A filter is a personalized set of search conditions and settings, which means that the filters you created can only be accessed and managed by you and the administrator, and no one else.
Creating a New Filter
1 In the Filter window, click New Filter on the toolbar. All the search conditions are reset to the default values.
2 Change the filter criteria.
3 On the toolbar, click Save As.
4 In the Save As dialog box, enter a unique filter name, and optionally, a brief description; then click OK.
Note: The filter name can be a label term such as ${SALES_ORDERS} so that the filter name will be translated.
5 The filter is created. If you make further changes to the search conditions, click Save on the toolbar to save the changes.
Loading an Existing Filter
1 On the toolbar, click Open and then select an existing filter from the list. (The default filter is listed in bold.)
2 If the list is too long, click More to choose the filter from a browse window.
When you select More, you can then use the Filter window to select the default filter to display in the Open menu.
3 After you select an existing filter, its search conditions and settings are loaded in the Filter window.
4 If you want to save any changes to the loaded filter, click Save on the toolbar.
Maintaining Your Own Filters
Filters are user-specific. Use Personal User Filter Maintenance (36.4.21.14) to maintain your own filters.
System
Specify whether or not the filter is system-defined.
User
View or enter the user for whom to define the filter. When the filter is system-defined, this field is disabled.
Filter
Enter a filter name.
Description
Enter the description of the filter.
Default
Indicates whether this is the default filter in Report Viewer.
Param Name
Enter a parameter name in the filter criteria. If the parameter name already exists, you can either create a new parameter with the same name or update the existing one.