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Filtering a datasource if a text field of elements separated by commas is found in a ComboBox Selected Items

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Posted on by carlosguzmanbpa 137

Hi,

 

So basically I have a text field like this: 'A, B, C,' and a combobox with many choices A, B, C, D, etc, I want to filter a datasource if the selecteditems of the combobox are contained in the text field. ie. the text field is 'A, B' if th user chooses A or B that record should appear, if the user chooses something else, the record should not appear.

 

Contain, Match and InStr appeared to be unknown inside the filter

 

Thanks

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  • WarrenBelz Profile Picture
    WarrenBelz 156,293 Most Valuable Professional on at

    Hi @carlosguzmanbpa ,

    You would need something like this assuming the Combo Box is multi-selection.

    Ungroup(
 ForAll(
 ComboBox.SelectedItems As _Data,
 Filter(
 DataSource,
 _Data.Value in YourTextField
 )
 ),
 "Value"
)

     

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  • carlosguzmanbpa Profile Picture
    carlosguzmanbpa 137 on at

    What does the ungroup do in this context?

     

  • carlosguzmanbpa Profile Picture
    carlosguzmanbpa 137 on at

    @WarrenBelz because the data source i am using has many AddColumns in it and other filters from other comboboxes

  • WarrenBelz Profile Picture
    WarrenBelz 156,293 Most Valuable Professional on at

    @carlosguzmanbpa ,

    Can you please provide your full code in Text.

  • carlosguzmanbpa Profile Picture
    carlosguzmanbpa 137 on at

    @WarrenBelz 

     

    Filter(
    AddColumns(
    'Superior - Solicitudes',
    "CorreoAprobador",
    LookUp(
    AddColumns(
    'Superior - Trabajadores',
    "CorreoAprobador",
    LookUp(
    'Superior - Aprobadores',
    ID = 'Superior - Trabajadores'[@AprobadorID],
    Correo
    )
    ),
    ID = 'Superior - Solicitudes'[@IDTrabajador],
    CorreoAprobador
    ),
    "NombreTrabajador",
    LookUp(
    'Superior - Trabajadores',
    ID = 'Superior - Solicitudes'[@IDTrabajador],
    Nombre.Value
    ),
    "DocumentoTrabajador",
    LookUp(
    'Superior - Trabajadores',
    ID = 'Superior - Solicitudes'[@IDTrabajador],
    Documento.Value
    ),
    "RHTrabajador",
    LookUp(
    'Superior - Trabajadores',
    ID = 'Superior - Solicitudes'[@IDTrabajador],
    RH.Value
    ),
    "CorreoTrabajador",
    LookUp(
    'Superior - Trabajadores',
    ID = 'Superior - Solicitudes'[@IDTrabajador],
    Correo
    ),
    "CargoTrabajador",
    LookUp(
    'Superior - Trabajadores',
    ID = 'Superior - Solicitudes'[@IDTrabajador],
    Cargo.Value
    ),
    "Base",
    LookUp(
    'Superior - Trabajadores',
    ID = 'Superior - Solicitudes'[@IDTrabajador],
    Base.Value
    ),
    "BLTrabajador",
    LookUp(
    'Superior - Trabajadores',
    ID = 'Superior - Solicitudes'[@IDTrabajador],
    BusinessLine.Value
    ),
    "AreaTrabajador",
    LookUp(
    'Superior - Trabajadores',
    ID = 'Superior - Solicitudes'[@IDTrabajador],
    Area.Value
    ),
    "ZonaCorporal",
    Concat(
    Filter(
    'Superior - EPPs por Solicitud',
    IDOrden = 'Superior - Solicitudes'[@ID]
    ), ZonaCorporal.Value &", "
    ),
    "NombreEPP",
    Concat(
    Filter(
    'Superior - EPPs por Solicitud',
    IDOrden = 'Superior - Solicitudes'[@ID]
    ), NombreEPP &", "
    )
    ),

    IsBlank(ComboBox2_5.SelectedItems.Value) || IsEmpty(ComboBox2_5.SelectedItems) || Estado in ComboBox2_5.SelectedItems,
    IsBlank(DatePicker2.SelectedDate) || Text(
    Fecha,
    DateTimeFormat.ShortDate
    ) = Text(
    DatePicker2.SelectedDate,
    DateTimeFormat.ShortDate
    ),
    IsBlank(ComboBox2_4.SelectedItems.Value) || IsEmpty(ComboBox2_4.SelectedItems) || NombreTrabajador in ComboBox2_4.SelectedItems.Value,
    IsBlank(ComboBox12.SelectedItems.Value) || IsEmpty(ComboBox12.SelectedItems) || ID in ComboBox12.SelectedItems,
    IsBlank(ComboBox9.SelectedItems.Value) || IsEmpty(ComboBox9.SelectedItems) || Base in ComboBox9.SelectedItems.Value,
    IsBlank(ComboBox5.SelectedItems.Value) || IsEmpty(ComboBox5.SelectedItems) || DocumentoTrabajador in ComboBox5.SelectedItems.Value,
    IsBlank(ComboBox3.SelectedItems.Value) || IsEmpty(ComboBox3.SelectedItems) || CorreoTrabajador in ComboBox3.SelectedItems.Value,
    IsBlank(ComboBox4.SelectedItems.Value) || IsEmpty(ComboBox4.SelectedItems) || BLTrabajador in ComboBox4.SelectedItems.Value,
    IsBlank(ComboBox11.SelectedItems.Value) || IsEmpty(ComboBox11.SelectedItems) || Motivo in ComboBox11.SelectedItems,
    IsBlank(ComboBox4_5.SelectedItems.Value) || IsEmpty(ComboBox4_5.SelectedItems) || CargoTrabajador in ComboBox4_5.SelectedItems.Value,
    IsBlank(ComboBox4_4.SelectedItems.Value) || IsEmpty(ComboBox4_4.SelectedItems) || AreaTrabajador in ComboBox4_4.SelectedItems.Value,
    IsBlank(ComboBox10.SelectedItems) || IsEmpty(ComboBox10.SelectedItems)|| (Filter of the problem stated here),
    IsBlank(ComboBox2.SelectedItems.Value) || IsEmpty(ComboBox2.SelectedItems)

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    carlosguzmanbpa Profile Picture
    carlosguzmanbpa 137 on at

    Done it this way:

     

    Filter( LongDatSource, CountRows( Filter( ComboBox10.SelectedItems, Value in Split(ZonaCorporal, ",") ) ) > 0 )

  • WarrenBelz Profile Picture
    WarrenBelz 156,293 Most Valuable Professional on at

    @carlosguzmanbpa ,

    Before I go any further here, are there any other many to many filters you need to do?

  • carlosguzmanbpa Profile Picture
    carlosguzmanbpa 137 on at

    @WarrenBelz no, just that one

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