Father filter depends on child content, which is the wrong way around
Hello,
unfortunately, another error in a basic function - parent child filter. Fortunately, it's easy to reproduce and surely just as easy and quick to fix. A hotfix would be great so that filters can be used properly.
With a parent-child filter combination, the child content determines what is displayed in the parent. This is backwards and does not help the report user at all.
Steps to reproduce - Data
Column A Column B A1 B1 A2 (null, no content) A3 B3
Steps to reproduce
- create a filter for column A with a list of values (not OrgRef)
- create a filter for column B with a list of values (not OrgRef)
Look at the filter values for both filters: you will see all the values from the table, which is OK.
3. configure filter A as the parent of filter B with dependent values.
Suddenly, filter A only contains two values = A1 and A3. A2 is no longer offered as a selection option. This is incorrect.
I specifically mention “not OrgRef” above because it works as it should with an OrgRef for filter A.
;) Stefan (YF 9.16)
The same problem 
Hello Stefan Hall,
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Siddartha Pathi
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Hello Stefan Hall,
My name is Siddartha Pathi from the Yellowfin Technical Support Team. We have received your support request, and I will be your primary contact on the following ticket:
Ticket Number: #{32921}
Case Title: {Father filter depends on child content, which is the wrong way around}
Please allow us some time. We will get back to you shortly. If you have any further questions or need assistance, please reach out to us. We're here to help
Sincerely,
Siddartha Pathi
Yellowfin Technical Support Engineer
Hello Stefan Hall,
Greetings of the day
Thank you for your patience. I am also experiencing the same issue on my end. I wanted to inform you that we have submitted a Jira task to the Product Team for further review and clarification. As soon as we receive a response from them, I will update you on this case. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out; we are more than happy to assist you.
Sincerely,
Siddartha Pathi
Yellowfin Technical Support Engineer
Hello Stefan Hall,
Greetings of the day
Thank you for your patience. I am also experiencing the same issue on my end. I wanted to inform you that we have submitted a Jira task to the Product Team for further review and clarification. As soon as we receive a response from them, I will update you on this case. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out; we are more than happy to assist you.
Sincerely,
Siddartha Pathi
Yellowfin Technical Support Engineer
Hello Stefan Hall,
Greetings of the day
Thank you for your patience. I have received an update from the product team they said that this feels like expected functionality. As the filters are dependent, the values with blank filter children are not shown. However, this issue has come up before, and there is a hidden configuration option to allow blank child values.
The hidden configuration option is: ALLOWNULLCACHEFILTERS
Kindly review the article provided below for your reference.: https://community.yellowfinbi.com/topic/dependent-filter-affecting-values-in-parent-filter
If you have any further questions or need assistance, please reach out to us. We're here to help
Sincerely,
Siddartha Pathi
Yellowfin Technical Support Engineer
Hello Stefan Hall,
Greetings of the day
Thank you for your patience. I have received an update from the product team they said that this feels like expected functionality. As the filters are dependent, the values with blank filter children are not shown. However, this issue has come up before, and there is a hidden configuration option to allow blank child values.
The hidden configuration option is: ALLOWNULLCACHEFILTERS
Kindly review the article provided below for your reference.: https://community.yellowfinbi.com/topic/dependent-filter-affecting-values-in-parent-filter
If you have any further questions or need assistance, please reach out to us. We're here to help
Sincerely,
Siddartha Pathi
Yellowfin Technical Support Engineer
Hello Stefan Hall,
Greetings of the day
I wanted to check in to see if you had reviewed the response below. Please let us know when you can.
Sincerely,
Siddartha Pathi
Yellowfin Technical Support Engineer
Hello Stefan Hall,
Greetings of the day
I wanted to check in to see if you had reviewed the response below. Please let us know when you can.
Sincerely,
Siddartha Pathi
Yellowfin Technical Support Engineer
Hi Siddartha,,
I'm still on vacation until Monday and will test it then. However, parameters like this should not be hidden.
The behavior is not consistent, because with an OrgRef code as the parent, the null values are displayed. Parent-child should not be an inner join. That only makes sense with static values.
Hi Siddartha,,
I'm still on vacation until Monday and will test it then. However, parameters like this should not be hidden.
The behavior is not consistent, because with an OrgRef code as the parent, the null values are displayed. Parent-child should not be an inner join. That only makes sense with static values.
Hello Stefan Hall,
Greetings of the day
Thank you for your response. Kindly conduct this test once you return from your vacation, and we will await your subsequent updates, please let me know if you have any questions regarding this issue.
Sincerely,
Siddartha Pathi
Yellowfin Technical Support Engineer
Hello Stefan Hall,
Greetings of the day
Thank you for your response. Kindly conduct this test once you return from your vacation, and we will await your subsequent updates, please let me know if you have any questions regarding this issue.
Sincerely,
Siddartha Pathi
Yellowfin Technical Support Engineer
Hello Stefan Hall,
Greetings of the day
Thank you for confirming and giving us the opportunity to assist you with this case. I am glad to hear the issue was resolved. If you have any other issues, please contact us again by opening up a new ticket, and we will provide additional support.
Thank you,
Siddartha Pathi
Yellowfin Technical Support
Hello Stefan Hall,
Greetings of the day
Thank you for confirming and giving us the opportunity to assist you with this case. I am glad to hear the issue was resolved. If you have any other issues, please contact us again by opening up a new ticket, and we will provide additional support.
Thank you,
Siddartha Pathi
Yellowfin Technical Support
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