Filter Editor

The Filter Editor provides a visual interface for constructing filter criteria of any complexity with an unlimited number of filter conditions combined by logical operators.

To invoke this editor to filter report data, expand the Actions or Data category in the Properties Panel panel and click the ellipsis button for the report's Filter String property.

The Filter Editor displays filter criteria as a tree where individual nodes specify simple filter conditions. Specific conditions can be arranged into groups with And, Or, Not And, and Not Or operators. The root node is the logical operator combining all conditions.

The image below shows the filter expression that contains two groups combined by the Or logical operator.

Any filter condition consists of three parts.

• The name of a field of a data source to which a report is bound.
• Criteria operator, such as Equals, Is less than, Is between, etc.
• Operand value.

You can also compare a data field with another data field or a report parameter. To do this, expand the drop-down menu for a value placeholder and select Value or Parameter.

This will convert the value placeholder into a field placeholder or parameter placeholder, respectively. Then, click the placeholder and select the required item.