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One of the filters in Filters Collection is the List Filter, which is designed specifically to connect to a SharePoint List web part that you are displaying on a SharePoint page. Unlike the other web parts in Filters Collection, the List Filter web part must be connected to a SharePoint List before it can be configured. Otherwise, you’ll see this message in the tool pane when you attempt to configure the part.
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Step 1 – Create the Connection – Make the connection between the List Filter web part and your list that you are displaying on the same page.
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Step 2 – Configure the List Filter – Within the tool pane view, select the connected list and configure the filter.
Create the Connection
Step | Action | Result |
1. | Edit the web part to open the connections choices. | ![]() In this example, we have selected to send the filter to the list. |
2. | Select the connection type for the list you selected in Step 1. | ![]() Choose “Get Filter Values From” to pull in the data that you want to filter through the List Filter web part. |
3. | Click the Finish button. | |
Configure the List Filter
Step | Action | Result |
1. | Choose the list you’ve connected to from the drop-down menu under Select Connected List. | ![]() |
2. | To add a column on which to filter, click the Select Target Column drop down. | Note that by default, you don’t have any filter columns in the tool pane.![]() |
3. | Choose a column from the drop down list and click the Add button. | ![]() |
4. | You can order the columns by using the red and green up and down arrows to re-arrange them in the sequence you want them to appear on the page. | ![]() In this shot, the user is clicking on the Up arrow to re-order the “Created by” column |
5. | Show default (Empty) token for searching empty values. | Checking this box will show empty values token.![]() Date and People columns will not show default (Empty) token or validate filter values when this option is checked. |
6. | You have the option to name this filter. | ![]() |
7. | Select the number of filter controls to be displayed in a row. This controls the number of columns displayed on the page; we recommend the same number as you have picked in Step 3 or an evenly divisible number for aesthetic reasons. | ![]() Notice in our screen shot below, the four filter columns we selected appear across a row. If we had chosen 3, one of the columns would be below the others making it look off balance as shown below. ![]() ![]() |
8. | Click Apply and click OK to save your changes. |