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GeraintJo
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May 20, 2025
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Typeahead filtering - can't restrict user selection to within one group

  • May 20, 2025
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Hi all,

 

I can't get it to work so decided to reach out for some expert help !

 

I'm using a 'typeahead' field in a custom form to allow users to select someone from a particular group that they have been working with.

 

So the Typeahead 'Referenced Object Type' is User

 

I then want to limit the user names selectable to only those in one 'group'

 

so I add this into the filter to specify the group

 

group:ID=66d8ccc9005443e4cb8c60dd1b292bb4
group:ID_Mod=in

 

But it doesn't work.

 

They are of course not selecting a group from the typeahead - but I thought this text mode was appropriate.

 

Or do I have to relate it back up a level to the user - using EXISTS:

 

Thanks in advance

    Best answer by Sven-iX

    Hi @geraintjo 

     

    two options: 

    1. If you're looking for the users HOMEGROUP - per @srinija_n's response use homeGroupID=66d8cc.....
    2. if you're checkign ALL groups, try userGroups:groupID=66d8cc.....

     

    userGroups is a collection of "userGroups" - where a user group is a linking object that points to the actual group.

    3 replies

    skyehansen
    Community Advisor and Adobe Champion
    skyehansenCommunity Advisor and Adobe Champion
    May 20, 2025

    there's a link on the typeahead field when you edit a filter, that leads you to this article on using text mode here:

    https://experienceleague.adobe.com/en/docs/workfront/using/reporting/reports/text-mode/edit-text-mode-in-filter

     

    I think the critical point at the start of the article is really key -- recommending that you build as much of your filter as possible in standard mode, before converting it to text mode.

     

    I feel like the documentation really used to be better about stating this: have you tried (or considered trying) building a user report incorporating the filter that you would like your user typeahead to have, and once you've gotten your desired result in the report, transferred the filter over to your typeahead filter (convert standard filter in the report to text mode and then copy/paste)?

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    GeraintJoAuthor
    Level 4
    May 20, 2025

    Hi,

     

    yes I did try that - and to be honest that's where i got the code from I am trying.

     

    The complex thing (in my mind !) is that the user is typing in a 'user' name - but the login in the typeahead applies the that users Group.

     

    Ie they should only be able to enter Users names who belong to a specific Group.

     

    I can't see how creating a report for this first replicates that. 

    skyehansen
    Community Advisor and Adobe Champion
    skyehansenCommunity Advisor and Adobe Champion
    May 20, 2025

    that's really weird, because I can't get that text mode to show up in my user report. i.e. when I copy and paste your text mode into a user report, and convert it back to standard mode, it goes blank. Are you sure maybe you didn't accidentally wander into a different report by mistake?

     

    The two possible standard mode filters I see in a user report would be for home group and other groups. So if you're seeing a "group" option you could be in a wrong report or maybe your report got corrupted somehow?

    Srinija_N
    Srinija_N
    Level 7
    May 20, 2025

    Hi @geraintjo 

     

    You should try homeGroupID or roleID/s, cause this works for me all the time instead of filtering on bigger umbrella(group).

     

    Please mark my reply as 'Correct Reply' if this helped you, and to help others.

     

    Thanks in advance!

    Sven-iX
    Community Advisor
    Sven-iXCommunity AdvisorAccepted solution
    Community Advisor
    May 20, 2025

    Hi @geraintjo 

     

    two options: 

    1. If you're looking for the users HOMEGROUP - per @srinija_n's response use homeGroupID=66d8cc.....
    2. if you're checkign ALL groups, try userGroups:groupID=66d8cc.....

     

    userGroups is a collection of "userGroups" - where a user group is a linking object that points to the actual group.

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      GeraintJoAuthor
      Level 4
      May 22, 2025

      Thanks Sven

       

      homeGroupID=    did the trick

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