Filters and breadcrumbs
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- UpdatedJan 30, 2025
- 3 minutes to read
- Yokohama
- Navigation and UI
A filter is a set of conditions applied to a table to help you find and work with a subset of the data in that table.
You can apply, modify, create, and save filters. A hierarchical list of conditions at the top of the table — breadcrumbs — indicates the current filter.
Breadcrumbs offer a quick form of filter navigation. They are ordered from left to right. The left condition is the most general, and the right condition is the most specific. Clicking a breadcrumb removes all the conditions to its right. Clicking the condition separator (>) before a condition removes only that condition.
By default, a user with no roles cannot see the breadcrumbs or filter. Administrators can configure the ESS portal to allow unauthenticated users to see breadcrumbs and filters by using a script include. For more information on using script includes to suppress breadcrumbs and filters, see Use script includes to suppress filters and breadcrumbs .

- Clicking Priority = 2 removes the condition Category = Software and returns all active incidents with a priority of 2.
- Clicking the condition separator (>) before Priority = 2 removes the condition Priority = 2 and returns all active incidents in the software category.
- Clicking All removes all conditions and returns all incidents in the system.
Click a breadcrumb to refresh the list of records and show the latest information for those records.
You can change the preset values on the form as needed. If there is a field you do not want to have populated in this way, you can add the following dictionary attribute to the field: ignore_filter_on_new=true.
Additional navigational functions are available when you right-click a breadcrumb.
Option | Description |
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Open new window | Opens the results list for the breadcrumb in a new tab or window. |
Copy URL | Copies the URL to the clipboard for the results list of the breadcrumb. Follow browser instructions if browser security measures restrict this function. |
Copy query | Copies the encoded query to the clipboard for the breadcrumb. You can use this query
in the URL of an instance or in the reference qualifier field of a dictionary entry. For example, if you are viewing a list of all active incidents with a high or medium impact, right-click the breadcrumb and copy the query active=true^impact=1^ORimpact=2. You can append this query to the end of the instance URL as follows: https://{instance_name}/incident_list.do?sysparm_query=active=true^impact=1^ORimpact=2 This selection is not available for the All breadcrumb. |
Related Content
- Dictionary attributes
- Generate an encoded query string through a filter
You can generate an encoded query string through a filter on any list and paste the string into a URL query or a reference qualifier.