Insert List as a DataSource and Filter it according a parameter .

Question

Hello ,

 -  I have a List (ProjectList) in  my SharePointSite  .

 - Then I create an new Page.aspx  by SharePoint Designer .

 -  I open DataSourceLibrary ..... Then SharePointLists ..... select  ProjectList......RightClick and Choose insert  DataSource Control .

 - When The DataSource Control Created .  Then I need to Filter it .

 - I choose Configure DataSource and Press Button " Filter " . The "Filter Criteria " windows is opened .

 - In this windows there is a problem  :  The Value Column forced me a put a static value and cannot create a new parameter .

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So How  I can Create a new Parameter in a value column .

 

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ASk

Answer 1

SPD questions go to Design/Customization. Moving this

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Answer 2

Hi,

It seems you cannot use parameters when filtering in the Data Source.

Why do not use a Data View Web Part where you would be able to filter data received from your data source by parameters, for example by one that received from a filter web part?

Peter

Answer 3

Hi,

As Peter said, you cannot use parameter to filter a data source in SPD. You should insert a data view and set the data source to the list, after this you can filter the list by parameters. You can create data view parameter from (in the data view>click “common data view tasks”>”Parameters”).

 

Hope it can help you.

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Xue-Mei Chang