Filters are the mechanism for controlling which Entries are included in a view. Using a filter is similar to doing a search, but filters can go beyond simple keywords to be more powerful. They allow you to focus easily on the data you want to work with.

Filters are shown on the left of the view on the light blue background.

There are two types of filters:

• Category filters limit a view to entries that belong to a particular category.

• Value filters limit a view by matching Field values — that is, by searching for specific data.

A New view normally has one category filter to limit the view to entries in a particular category. You can add and remove additional filters as you like to refine or expand the view to a smaller or larger set of entries.

Filters always apply in combination: entries in the view must match the conditions of all filters you apply.

If you remove all the filters from a view, the view will show you all entries in the category you’ve chosen.

The process for adding filters depends on which type of filter you want.

If some entries in your application belong to Multiple categories, then you may be able to use more than one category filter at a time to restrict a view to those entries that belong to two (or more) specific categories.

You will see the option to add an additional category filter below the primary category if it is available.

Read more about Category filters.

There are many ways to add value filters, but the easiest way to do it is from a specific column on the normal Table view. Click the column header of the column you want to use for filtering and choose Add Filter from the drop-down menu.

Read more about Value filters.

Normally, filters are used “inclusively” — entries that match the filter will be included in the view. However, sometimes you may wish to find entries that do *not* match a filter. In this case, you exclude matches.