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SaraB
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August 5, 2024
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Combo box that allows you to search for "contains"

  • August 5, 2024
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I would like to know if it is possible to search for contains when selecting data in a combo box. Right now when we search in the combo box for a certain piece of information it is filtered by starts with but we want to know if it is possible to perform this search by contains in a combo box.

 

 

Best answer by KarlT

Hi Sara,

Not as far as I know but someone else may have some suggestions.

As an alternative, what you can do is have a pop up dashboard with the Tree View component for the user to search/select. This has a couple of Tree types, notably "Search" and "Filter" - i like filterable ones as it will filter the options as you type.

One of the issues with this component is that it take a bit more set up and requires a data adaptor. Check out this blog for info:

Introduction To Tree Views - OneStream Community (onestreamsoftware.com)

regards,

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FredLucasOneStream Employee
OneStream Employee
August 5, 2024

Hi SaraB,

Unfortunately I don't think that is currently possible using the out of the box component. Feel free to suggest that enhancement on the ideaStream.

If it's a must, such functionality could be developed on a custom dashboard using:

  1. a text box where the user would type the word to search
  2. a button to execute the search
  3. one grid view with the applicable list items. This list would be based on a data adapter / data set rule that would  take the search word as a parameter and only display the valid entries

 

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    SaraBAuthor
    Newcomer
    August 9, 2024

    Hi Fred, thanks for the reply.

    Regards,

    Sara.

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    OneStream Employee
    KarlTOneStream EmployeeAnswer
    OneStream Employee
    August 5, 2024

    Hi Sara,

    Not as far as I know but someone else may have some suggestions.

    As an alternative, what you can do is have a pop up dashboard with the Tree View component for the user to search/select. This has a couple of Tree types, notably "Search" and "Filter" - i like filterable ones as it will filter the options as you type.

    One of the issues with this component is that it take a bit more set up and requires a data adaptor. Check out this blog for info:

    Introduction To Tree Views - OneStream Community (onestreamsoftware.com)

    regards,

      S
      SaraBAuthor
      Newcomer
      August 9, 2024

      Thanks Karl, it worked.

      Regards,

      Sara

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