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Dataset Filter

This dialog appears when you click the Dataset Filter button on the toolbar of the Data panel. It helps you to set filter conditions for a dataset in a page report.

The following are details about options in this dialog:

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 clicking the Group button.

Ungroup

Makes the selected condition ungrouped.

Up

Moves the selected condition up to a higher level.

Down

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

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.
• 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. The drop-down list contains all the DBFields in the data resource on which the dataset is created, as well as the parameters and valid formulas in the catalog data source where the data resource is added. Select one to create the filter on it.

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 which will appear in the WHERE clause predicate to be evaluated for a true condition. For 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 or not data values are located between a range of values indicated in the predicate. For operator ‘between' or ‘not between', there are two value text boxes for inputting 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 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 in the value manually or click next to the text box to specify the value in the Expressions dialog.

SQL Statement

Displays the SQL statement of the filter condition.

OK

Applies the changes and closes the dialog.

Cancel

Cancels the changes and exits the dialog.

Help

Displays the help document about this feature.

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