SharePoint 2007: The Definitive Guide
by James Pyles, Christopher M. Buechler, Bob Fox, Murray Gordon, Michael Lotter, Jason Medero, Nilesh Mehta, Joris Poelmans, Christopher Pragash, Piotr Prussak, Christopher J. Regan
Filter Web Part Information
Filtering information in libraries and lists lets colleagues and customers view and interact with only the most relevant data in a Web Part. For example, your department may provide support for Software Applications, Languages, and Libraries/APIs, but you may want to see only a list of supported applications. Filtering lets you select the Applications option on the supported software list, so that only applications such as COM+ and SQL Server appear. You can also store all of your sales data on a single list and filter it by region, year, or product.
MOSS 2007 provides 10 distinct Filter Web Parts. For example, the Current User Filter Web Part filters information based on the user's logon profile. This is a great asset to security and accessibility, presenting only data you want the user to see and hiding any data the user will not find useful.
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See Chapter 13 to learn more about filtering lists.
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