Filtering Settings

The Filtering Settings section is the fifth of six sections on the Data Source tab of the Lightning Conductor Web Part dialog.

When using the Lightning Conductor Web Part, there are two different types of filters that you can configure;

• Persistent: The persistent filters are set by the Site administrator (or at the very least, mapped to the Design permission level) and are configured on the Display tab of the Lightning Conductor Web Part dialog. Persistent filters limit the items of data that is seen to each user that visits the page. Users can then dynamically filter the items using the columns displayed within the Web Part. It is worth pointing out that you cannot set persistent filters on every column type. This is a Microsoft® SharePoint® restriction and not a restriction of the Lightning Conductor Web Part.
  
  
  
  
• Dynamic. Dynamic filters are controlled by users when using the Web Part’s filter icon . When Dynamic filtering is enabled, the filter icon is displayed above each column in the Web Part. To enable Dynamic filtering, one of the dynamic filtering radio buttons must be selected in the Filtering Settings section, AND the Hide Dynamic Filtering Controls check box must not be selected in the Miscellaneous section on the Display tab.
  
  
  

The following options are available in the Filtering Settings section on the Data Source tab:

1. Select one of the following radio buttons:
   

• Select Use Only Persistent Filters to allow all users to see the same filtered values. Users cannot use the dynamic filtering capabilities of the Web Part. This is the default setting.
  
  
• Select Use Only Dynamic Filters when you want all items displayed, allowing users to use the Web Part’s filter icon to limit the items displayed on the page. In other words, ignore any persistent filter settings selected on the Display tab.
  
  
• Select Use Both Persistent and Dynamic Filters to use a combination of persistent filters and dynamic filters. The persistent filter is used first by the Web Part to display a subset of items from the rollup source. The user can then use the Web Part’s filter icon to further limit the items displayed.
  
  
• Select Ignore All Filters to display all items from the rollup source, that is, the persistent filter settings selected on the Display tab are ignored and users cannot use dynamic filters.
  

2. Select the check box to ignore filters if the column does not exist. This is the default setting.

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