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How to filter a a gallery with multiselect combobox

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Hi All,

 

I need your help in filtering a gallery with multi select combobox :

items of combobox: Distinct(vw_equipment_classification,class_description)

onchange on combobox: ClearCollect(multifilter1, Self.SelectedItems);

 

gallery items:

Filter(AddColumns(vw_equipment_classification,"class_description2",class_description),class_description in multifilter1))

 

Please help urgently!

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  • LaurensM Profile Picture
    12,516 Moderator on at

    @ridhan,

     

    Assuming that class_description is a text field, that Filter code looks good and I would expect it to work. 

     

    Would it be possible to provide more information about (1) the error, (2) the column types and (3) the datasource?

     

    Thanks!

  • ridhan Profile Picture
    158 on at

    Thanks for replying @LaurensM - below is more information:

    1. Error: It is only working till row 2000 and not filtering data after 2000 rows

    2. Column types: class_description is a nvarchar

    3. Datatsource is- sql

  • LaurensM Profile Picture
    12,516 Moderator on at

    @ridhan using the 'in' operator in such a manner indeed will cause a delegation warning. Should your list not exceed the Data Row Limit (default 500, max 2000) then this is nothing to worry about.

     

    A few possibilities you could consider:

    (1) Use a single-select dropdown and check whether the selected value equals your column value

    (2) Prefilter your data to make sure the output is less than 2000 records. Below a fictive example:

    With(
     //Prefilter with a delegable query to get a sub 2000 record output
     {wPrefilter: Filter(vw_equipment_classification, ColumnX = ValueY)},
     //Non-delegable filter on the prefiltered dataset
     AddColumns(
     Filter( 
     wPrefilter, 
     class_description in multifilter1 
     ),
     "class_description2", 
     class_description 
     )
    )

     

    (3) Move the filter logic to Power Automate by using Stored Procedures or the Execute a Query V2 action. The flow then returns the ouput as a JSON response which is stored to a collection and displayed in the app. (This is generally my go-to approach when using complex non-delegable SQL queries)

     

    I hope this helps!

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