Open table with filter

[dathanasios]

Hello.
I would like to create several tabs in home page which incorporate a basic filter. E.g. New York as its city.

After open the table the table much keep the 'basic' filter (City='New York') and when the user searches for anything eg. telephone the filter must be WHERE City = 'New York' AND Telephone LIKE '%555-3333%'

How can apply that feature?
In hooks directory?
Best regards

[ppfoong]

Perhaps you can create a view in MySQL showing a subset of records from Companies, and apply the filter in your view.

[dathanasios]

Perhaps you can create a view in MySQL showing a subset of records from Companies, and apply the filter in your view.

Thank you for your response.
Let's say I will create views with the filter. Is there any way to add them in the menu from AppGini designer?
Regards

[jsetzer]

I'm pretty sure even without custom database views you can just add links and/or menu items pointing to filtered table views.

Remember that table views accept url parameters like TABLENAME_view.php?filterer_xyz_id=123.

Just try it in your browser address bar with your specific TABLENAME and any lookup column. Should work out of the box.

Having unserstood that feature, it's just about adding links. See docs about links-navmenu.php and links-home.php

[jsetzer]

Example Code

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<!-- file: hooks/links-home.php -->
<?php

	// in this case, 'tasks' is the table name
	// node_id is a lookup column
	 $homeLinks[] = [
		'url' => 'tasks_view.php?filterer_node_id=10', 
		'title' => 'Filter by node_id (10)', 
		'description' => 'This is my custom descriptsion',
		'groups' => ['*'], 
		'icon' => getTableList(true)['tasks'][2],
	];

Dashboard
( including my quick and dirty typo in description and tooltip)

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Table view
Default table view, filtered by node_id = 10

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Hints and Tips

• Note that parameter names start with filterer_ (not filter_)
• This will work with lookups by default.
• For other filters/restrictions, feel free to pass any parameter(s) and modify $options->QueryWhere in TABLENAME_init() hook accordingly.
• Also, you can make use of $_SESSION variable for keeping certain filters active while logged in, unless changed.
• As links-home.php is a standard PHP file, you can add as many different links as you need to the $homeLinks array, for example fetch all distinct values from a table, then create a link per value. Just be careful with too many records.

[dathanasios]

@jsetzer

Thanks a lot!

[ppfoong]

Perhaps you can create a view in MySQL showing a subset of records from Companies, and apply the filter in your view.

Thank you for your response.
Let's say I will create views with the filter. Is there any way to add them in the menu from AppGini designer?
Regards

Yes.

In AppGini, copy table `companies` to new table `companies_newyork`. Generate your codes and update database.

In MySQL, create view with another name first, then delete table `companies_newyork`, rename your view to `companies_newyork`. (Or try the shortcut way: delete table `companies_newyork` then only create view with the same name as `companies_newyork`)

This will work as long as the table structure is the same. If it is different, make sure your view structure is the same with your `companies_newyork` table in AppGini.

[ppfoong]

Yet another way is using the addFilter() function as described in this page:
https://bigprof.com/appgini/tips-and-tu ... ers/part-1

[jsetzer]

Absolutely right!

Keep in mind you may have to change indexes after reordering or inserting columns then.

That's the reason I do not recommend addFilter. Just my personal opinion.