a table is containing ; separated view ids on which we want to filter in a query with a Views feed (ID).
To make sure we do the filtering correctly we want to include the ; characters in the filter.
so preferably we want to filter on something like ;16; instead of 16 to not include rows that contains for example ;164;
I tried adding the ; characters in the dashboard URL, but the filter doesn’t work in that case.
Is there a solution with the standard features?
Is there a way to define a custom url feed?
Is there a way to add additional text to a feed before matching with a reference text?
This is currently not supported out of the box, but I’m sure additional features will make this use case easier to configure in the future. I have found the following workaround for your situation:
- Create your query using a certain static filter value. You don’t need to use a feed to make this work.
- Drop your query onto a drop down feed component and you’ll see the query appearing in the url. Note that this can be quite a lengthy url.
- Copy this url and delete your query drop down and query from the dashboard.
- Link the components that need the query to the queries section of the url feed.
- Replace your filter value in the url with the corresponding value. If you’re embedding this in the Visual Overview, this is the place where you’ll want to use your session variable.
If you have any questions, please let me know.