Using request page variables to filter JavaScript records

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Read how to Add request page variables to a report as a prerequisite to this article

Sometimes you might want to set a dynamic filter on a JavaScript record in order to get a specific record.

With the ForNAV Designer is it possible to do this when editing an AL-object from Business Central Cloud or from OnPrem universal code ForNAV reports.

 

To use a request page variable to filter JavaScript records:

  1. Add a request page variable to the report:

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  2. Add a JavaScript record with the link reference set to RequestPageVariables:

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  3. Add a link to filter the record using the value of the request page variable:

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  4. Now you can use fields from the JavaScript variable in the layout:

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  5. When you save the report and run it, the request page contains the request page variables and a user can add the values that can then be used as JavaScript filters: