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Filtering button for "Others" data problem

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Posted on by CU08060810-0 6
Hi, I'm new to Powerapps and trying to add a button that filters out data in a gallery taken from an excel column, in the sense that it exclude certain values, but my button uses Set(varfilter), and I'm not sure how I would implement Not( ) or ! to remove the unwanted data.  
 
Currently, my gallery items is: 
 
With({_Data:Filter(Permit_V2,'Permit Status'="Approved" || 'Permit Status'= "Extended",IsBlank(VarFilter) ||'Location of work'= VarFilter)},Filter(_Data,IsBlank(DatePicker1.SelectedDate)||DateValue(Dateofworktobedone)=DatePicker1.SelectedDate))
 
 
And my button is (I want to exclude data such as "I-plant" from the varfilter): 
 
Set(VarshowGroup3, true) ; Set(VarFilter, "I-Plant") ; UpdateContext({FilterValue: "Location of work"}) || Set(VarFilter, "Approved") ; UpdateContext({FilterValue: "Permit Status"})
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    Valantis Profile Picture
    Valantis 6,735 on at
     
    To show records where Location of work is NOT a specific value, you don't set VarFilter to the excluded value, you need a separate variable approach.
    The cleanest way for an "Others" button: use a different variable to hold the exclusion list and adjust your gallery formula.
     
    Button OnSelect:
    Set(VarFilter, ""); Set(VarExclude, true)
    Gallery Items (updated):
    With(
     {_Data: Filter(Permit_V2,
     'Permit Status' = "Approved" || 'Permit Status' = "Extended",
     If(VarExclude,
     'Location of work' <> "I-Plant",
     IsBlank(VarFilter) || 'Location of work' = VarFilter
     )
     )},
     Filter(_Data,
     IsBlank(DatePicker1.SelectedDate) || DateValue(Dateofworktobedone) = DatePicker1.SelectedDate
     )
    )
     
    For your other location buttons (the ones that filter TO a specific value):

    Set(VarFilter, "LocationName"); Set(VarExclude, false)
    For a button that shows all:
    Set(VarFilter, ""); Set(VarExclude, false)
     
    This keeps the same gallery formula but switches between include mode (VarFilter) and exclude mode (VarExclude) depending on which button was pressed.
     
      Best regards,

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    11manish 3,333 on at
    Try below :
     
    With(
    {
        _Data:
        Filter(
            Permit_V2,
            ('Permit Status' = "Approved" || 'Permit Status' = "Extended") &&
            (IsBlank(VarFilter) || 'Location of work' = VarFilter) &&
            'Location of work' <> "I-Plant"
        )
    },
    Filter(
        _Data,
        IsBlank(DatePicker1.SelectedDate) ||
        DateValue(Dateofworktobedone) = DatePicker1.SelectedDate
    )
)
     
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    Haque Profile Picture
    Haque 3,653 on at
     
     
    Lets work on button’s OnSelect to set the filter value for exclusion.  Without a variable (VarFilter), we can set variable that inidicates we can exclude the value:
     
    Set(VarShowGroup3, true);
Set(VarFilter, "ExcludeIPlant");
UpdateContext({FilterValue: "Location of work"})
    The above code confirms VarShowGroup3 set to true, value (ExcludeIPlant) has been assigned to VarFilter. Also, "Location of work" has been set to FilterValue.
     
     
    Now we can update gallery’s Items property - let's use VarFilter to exclude. We can modify gallery’s filter logic to exclude "I-Plant" when VarFilter is set to "ExcludeIPlant" and hence we can implement the exclusion logic by using the <> (not equal) operator inside your filter.
     
    With(
    {
        _Data: SortByColumns(
            Filter(
                Permit_V2,
                ('Permit Status' = "Approved" || 'Permit Status' = "Extended") &&
                (
                    IsBlank(VarFilter) ||
                    ( VarFilter = "ExcludeIPlant" && 'Location of work' <> "I-Plant") ||
                    ( VarFilter <> "ExcludeIPlant" && 'Location of work' = VarFilter)
                )
            ),
            "Created",
            SortOrder.Descending
        )
    },
    Filter(
        _Data,
        IsBlank(DatePicker1.SelectedDate) || DateValue(Dateofworktobedone) = DatePicker1.SelectedDate
    )
)
     
     
     
     
     
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  • WarrenBelz Profile Picture
    WarrenBelz 155,838 Most Valuable Professional on at
    The fundamental issue with adding either a conditional If() or Not <> statement directly to the data source is that neither are supported by Delegation, making the entire top filter not Delegable. They need to be included in the bottom "local" filter which then uses the output of the top Delegable With() statement. I have used @Valantis's excellent summary here and moved the filter down. 
    With(
   {   _Data: 
      Filter(
         Permit_V2,
         'Permit Status' = "Approved" || 'Permit Status' = "Extended",
      )
   },
   Filter(
      _Data,
      IsBlank(DatePicker1.SelectedDate) || DateValue(Dateofworktobedone) = DatePicker1.SelectedDate,
      (VarExclude && 'Location of work' <> "I-Plant") ||
      (
         !VarExclude && 
         (IsBlank(VarFilter) || 'Location of work' = VarFilter)
      )
   )
)
     
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  • CU08060810-0 Profile Picture
    CU08060810-0 6 on at
    Hi @Valantis
    Thank you, the code you provided works well, but I'm still unsure of how to exclude more than one location. How do I add additional locations to this exclusion, like "I-Plant" along with "Halo" etc?
    If(VarExclude,'Location of work'<> "Halo",IsBlank(VarFilter)||'Location of work'=VarFilter)
     
  • WarrenBelz Profile Picture
    WarrenBelz 155,838 Most Valuable Professional on at
    Just add it as below 
    With(
   {   _Data: 
      Filter(
         Permit_V2,
         'Permit Status' = "Approved" || 'Permit Status' = "Extended",
      )
   },
   Filter(
      _Data,
      IsBlank(DatePicker1.SelectedDate) || DateValue(Dateofworktobedone) = DatePicker1.SelectedDate,
      (VarExclude && 'Location of work' <> "I-Plant" && 'Location of work' <> "Halo ") ||
      (
         !VarExclude && 
         (IsBlank(VarFilter) || 'Location of work' = VarFilter)
      )
   )
)
     
  • Valantis Profile Picture
    Valantis 6,735 on at

    Hi @CU08060810-0,

    Just wanted to check in and see if everything is working now. If you still need any help, feel free to let me know.

    Also, if the issue is resolved, it would be great if you could mark the answer as solved so others with the same question can find it easily.

     

    Thanks and have a great day!

     

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