Filter Events

Filter events occur when you apply or create a filter on a form.

Event	Event property	It occurs
ApplyFilter	OnApplyFilter (forms)	When you click Apply Filter on the Records menu, or click the Apply Filter or Apply Server Filter button on the command bar. This applies the most recently created filter (created using the Filter by Form feature, Server Filter by Form feature or the Advanced Filter/Sort window). When you click Filter By Selection or Server Filter By Form after pointing to Filter on the Records menu, or click the Filter By Selection button on the command bar. This applies a filter based on the current selection in the form. When you click Remove Filter/Sort on the Records menu, or click the Remove Filter button on the command bar. This removes any filter (or sort) currently applied to the form. When you close the Advanced Filter/Sort window or the Filter by Form window.
Filter	OnFilter (forms)	When you click Filter By Form or Server Filter By Form after pointing to Filter on the Records menu, or click the Filter By Form or Server Filter By Form button on the command bar. This opens the Filter by Form window, where you can quickly create a filter based on the fields in the form. When you click Advanced Filter/Sort after pointing to Filter on the Records menu. This opens the Advanced Filter/Sort window, where you can create complex filters for the form.

Event

Event property

It occurs

When you click Apply Filter on the Records menu, or click the Apply Filter or Apply Server Filter button on the command bar. This applies the most recently created filter (created using the Filter by Form feature, Server Filter by Form feature or the Advanced Filter/Sort window).

When you click Filter By Selection or Server Filter By Form after pointing to Filter on the Records menu, or click the Filter By Selection button on the command bar. This applies a filter based on the current selection in the form.

When you click Remove Filter/Sort on the Records menu, or click the Remove Filter button on the command bar. This removes any filter (or sort) currently applied to the form.

When you close the Advanced Filter/Sort window or the Filter by Form window.

Filter

OnFilter (forms)

When you click Filter By Form or Server Filter By Form after pointing to Filter on the Records menu, or click the Filter By Form or Server Filter By Form button on the command bar. This opens the Filter by Form window, where you can quickly create a filter based on the fields in the form.

When you click Advanced Filter/Sort after pointing to Filter on the Records menu. This opens the Advanced Filter/Sort window, where you can create complex filters for the form.