Configure Date Filter Web Part

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The Date Filter is designed to filter out items that aren’t associated with a specific date. To connect and configure a Date Filter, follow the steps listed in this section.

Step 1 – Configure the Date Filter
Add the Date Filter web part to the page and configure the tool pane.
Step 2 – Create the Connection
Make the connection between the Date Filter web part and your list that you are displaying on the same page.

Configure the Date Filter

Options	Step	Action
	1.	Edit the web part to open the tool pane to modify the settings to your specifications. The first step is to enter a name for the filter in the Filter Name field.
	2.	Select a default value for the filter to use. The available options are no default value, any specific date, or a pre-set distance (before or after) from the current date.
	3.	To force users to select a date filter, check the box next to the Require user to choose a value option.
	4.	Language Settings

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Connecting the Date Filter to a Web Part

Once you’ve configured the Date Filter, you’ll need to connect it to the Web Part you want it provide data for. Until the filter is connected to a Web Part, it won’t do anything, and you’ll see the message displayed below.

Use the following procedure to connect the Filter.

Step	Action	Result
1.	From the Date Filter Web Part’s Edit menu, select Connections > Send Filter Values To > (your destination Web Part).	Note: You can also do this from the destination Web Part, by selecting Connections > Get Default Filter Value From > Bamboo Date Filter Web Part.
4.	From the Date Filter Web Part’s Edit menu, select Connections > Send Filter Values To > (your destination Web Part).	Note: You can also do this from the destination Web Part, by selecting Connections > Consume Filter From > Bamboo Date Filter Web Part.
5.	From the dialog that pops up, select the List Column that the filter should be based on.	Remember, the List the web part is using as source data is determined by the web part, not the List Filter. So if you’re connecting to a Calendar web part that’s configured to use data from the “Events” List, the available columns in this dialog will be from that List.
6.	Click Finish.	The dialog will close, and your Filter is now ready to be used.

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