This feature enables filtering of lookup fields in the Add/Edit lightning modals and Download/Upload Templates using CMDT filters. It introduces Lookup Filter Label Mappings allow organizations to specify the lookup filters and alternate fields to be displayed in lookup dropdowns on lightning components or related downloaded templates. This is done by specifying the lookup filter criteria in a new Custom Metadata Type (CMDT) named xx_Lookup_Filter_Label_Mapping_mdt
, designed to streamline the lookup process with specific conditions.
CMDT Structure
The CMDT includes the following fields:
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Here are the LWCs and the their related offline templates where this is relevant:
manageIndicators
manageLogFrames
activities
Financials Excel Upload
Financials Excel Download
Configure lookup filter criterias:
To add a new record for customization, navigate to “Setup” in the Quick Find box and enter “Custom Metadata Types”.
Click on “Manage Records” to the left of the ampi__xx_Lookup_Filter_Label_Mapping__mdt CMDT.
Populate the new record as follows:
Label - Specify the label for this record to help identify what this record does e.g. Parent Activity on Add Activity Modal
Source Component (Picklist) - Choose the component you want to apply the Label/ Filter to. It determines the component on which this custom metadata record works. e.g. Activity Add Popup
Child Object Name: The API name of the object on which the lookup field exists, e.g. ampi__Activity__c
Parent Object
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Name: The API name of the parent object in the lookup relationship, e.g. ampi__Activity__c.
Lookup Field
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IsActive (Boolean): xx__isActive__c
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In Label Field API Name (Text) → Supported Data Types include:
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If there are no records with a value in the field specified by the Label Field API Name → (xx_Child_Label_Name__c), those records won’t appear in the results. Only records with a value in the field defined by the Label Field API Name will be displayed. |
Filter Condition Format
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Name: The API name of the lookup field, e.g. ampi__Parent_Activity__c.
Label Field on the Parent Object: The API name of the field to be displayed in the lookup dropdown, e.g. ampi__Label_Translated__c.
Filter Condition: Define the filter criteria that should be used to show filtered values in the lookup dropdown (or the relevant column in the downloaded template).
Accepted filter operators are as follows:
Data Type | Operator Label | Operator Value |
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Phone | EQUALS |
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NOTEQUALS |
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CONTAINS |
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NOTCONTAINS |
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Text Picklist | EQUALS |
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NOTEQUALS |
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CONTAINS |
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NOTCONTAINS |
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Date, Number, Currency, Percent | EQUALS |
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NOTEQUALS |
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LESSTHAN |
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GREATERTHAN |
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LESSTHANEQUAL |
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GREATERTHANEQUAL |
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The following types of filter conditions are supported:
Operator(Parent_Field_API, VALUE(Constant Value))
Operator(Parent_Field_API, FIELD(Child_Field_API))
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In the Add and Edit pop up modals, when using the operators LESSTHAN, GREATERTHAN, LESSTHANEQUAL, or GREATERTHANEQUAL with a Field-type filter, the field must be included in the modal and must contain a value. In the case of Value-type filter it works fine, irrespective.
The Filter Condition field follows a specific formatting. Supported condition types include:
Complex Conditions:
AND Condition: AND(Condition1;Condition2)
Example: AND(EQUALS(
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Type, FIELD(Account.Type)); EQUALS(
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Status, FIELD(Account.
...
Status)))
The dropdown will only show those Accounts whose value matches with both the child Account Type and Status.
OR Condition: OR(Condition1;Condition2)
Example: OR(EQUALS(
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Type, FIELD(Account.Type)); EQUALS(
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Status, FIELD(Account.
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Status)))
The dropdown will only show those Accounts whose value matches with either the child Account Type or Status.
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Conditions should be separated by a semicolon (;). |
Simple Condition: Neither AND nor OR.
Example: EQUALS(
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Supported Data Types and Operators
The following data types and their corresponding operators are supported for CMDT filters:
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Data Type
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Operator Label
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Operator Value
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Phone
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EQUALS
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=
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NOTEQUALS
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!=
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CONTAINS
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LIKE
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NOTCONTAINS
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NOT LIKE
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Text Picklist
...
EQUALS
...
=
...
NOTEQUALS
...
!=
...
CONTAINS
...
LIKE
...
NOTCONTAINS
...
NOT LIKE
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Date, Number, Currency, Percent
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EQUALS
...
=
...
NOTEQUALS
...
!=
...
LESSTHAN
...
<
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GREATERTHAN
...
>
...
LESSTHANEQUAL
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<=
...
GREATERTHANEQUAL
...
>=
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Name, VALUE(Acc1))
The dropdown will only show those Accounts whose name is “Acc1”
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Click ‘Save’.
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In Label Field on the Parent Object:
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If there are no records with a value in the field specified by the Label Field on the Parent Object, those records won’t appear in the results. Only records with a value in the field defined by the Label Field API Name will be displayed. |
Filter Validation and Limitations
Phone Data Type: Values must be passed in an unformatted way (e.g.,
1234567891
), but will be displayed as formatted(123) 456-7891
.Date Data Type:Values must follow the
YYYY-MM-DD
format.Currency and Number Fields: If no value is provided during add/edit operations, the system defaults to
0
for comparisons.Date Fields: If no value is entered, the system treats it as
null
during comparisons.When using the Download/Upload template, only fields from the host object can be used as reference fields in filter criteria. e.g. When downloading Activities from the Implementation Plan record page, only fields from the host object ( Implementation Plan ) can be used for filtering.
The last limitation applies to other download scenarios, Activities and Implementation plan have only been used for representational purposes.
Usage Scenarios
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as reference fields.
When working with standard objects, we can directly use the object’s API name in the filter condition followed by .
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[FieldName] for
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Standard Lookup Field Traversal: Remove the "Id" from the lookup field API name (performing comparisons.
e.g
CreatedById
becomesCreatedBy.Name
).Custom Lookup Field Traversal: Replace. Enter Account.Type or Account.ID as part of the filter condition to compare Account Type or Account ID.
When working with custom objects, we replace
__c
with__r
( followed by .[FieldName] for performing comparisons.e.g.
ampi__Project__c
becomesampi__Project__r.Name
).
Dynamic Search Filter (DSF)
The DSF supports only the Label Field API Name (xx_Child_Label_Name__c
) for filtering. Only records with values in this field will appear in the lookup dropdown.
User Permissions
Editable Fields: Users can edit only the
IsActive
field and theFilter Condition
.Non-editable Fields: Remaining fields cannot be modified by the user.
Enter CustomObject_r.Name as part of the filter condition to compare the Custom Object’s Name.
When the Source Component is set to "Filters," the lookup dropdown will show relevant fields as labels, but users won't be able to filter the options.
Lookup Filter Label Mappings available on Amp Impact out of the Box:
Label | Purpose | ||
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Parent Activity on IP DL Excel | Activities from the same Implementation Plan should display are displayed in the LWC lookups lookup dropdowns and the reference tab in the downloaded template | ||
PI on Add Activity Modal | Project Indicators from the same Project should display are displayed in the LWC lookups lookup dropdown and the reference tab in the downloaded template | ||
PI on Edit Activity Modal | Project Indicators from the same Project should display are displayed in the LWC lookups lookup dropdown and the reference tab in the downloaded template | ||
PI on IP DL Excel | Project Indicators from the same Project should display are displayed in the LWC lookups lookup dropdown and the reference tab in the downloaded template | ||
FO on Add Activity Modal | Framework Objectives from the same Project should display are displayed in the LWC lookups lookup dropdown and the reference tab in downloaded template | ||
FO on Edit Activity Modal | Framework Objectives from the same Project | should display are displayed in the LWC | lookups lookup dropdown and the reference tab in downloaded template |
FO on IP DL Excel | Framework Objectives from the same Project should display are displayed in the LWC lookups lookup dropdown and the reference tab in downloaded template | ||
Activity on Financial Plan DL Excel | Activities from the same Project should display are displayed in the planning Budget Planning template | ||
Activity on Financial Report DL Excel | Activities from the same Project should display are displayed in the reporting Budget Reporting template | ||
Budget on Financial Report DL Excel | Budgets from the same Project should display are displayed in the reporting Budget Reporting template |
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Users can edit only the |
When would you see an error:
Invalid Filter: An error is raised if the filter conditions are incorrect.
API Errors: Errors occur if any API referenced in the filter is unavailable.
Field Access Issues: If there is no access to a specified field in the filter, it will trigger an error.
LWC Components: If one filter fails, the default values will display, ignoring all other valid filters.
Download/Upload: If one filter fails, the remaining valid filters are still applied to their respective lookups.