Create a static filter

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Set the following information for your static filter:

Attribute	Description
name	The name of the filter. PolicyCenter uses this value to determine if a field uses this filter.
desc	Description of the context for which to use this typefilter.
includeAll	(Boolean) Typically, you only set this value to `true` if you use the exclude functionality. `true` indicates that the typelist view starts with the full list of typecodes. You then use exclusions to narrow down the list. `false` (the default) instructs PolicyCenter to use values set in the various subpanes to modify the typelist view in the application.

Attribute

Description

name

The name of the filter. PolicyCenter uses this value to determine if a field uses this filter.

desc

Description of the context for which to use this typefilter.

includeAll

(Boolean) Typically, you only set this value to true if you use the exclude functionality.

true indicates that the typelist view starts with the full list of typecodes. You then use exclusions to narrow down the list.
false (the default) instructs PolicyCenter to use values set in the various subpanes to modify the typelist view in the application.

In the selector next to Add

, click one of the following:

Subpane	Use to	More information
Add Categories	Specify one or more typecodes to include by category within the filtered typelist view.	Creating a static filter using categories
Include Into Filter	Specify one or more typecodes to include within the filtered typelist view.	Creating a static filter using includes
Exclude From Filter	Specify one or more typecodes to exclude from the full list of typecodes for this typelist.	Creating a static filter using excludes

In the appropriate data model file, add a <typefilter> element to the child <typekey> for this typelist. To be useful, you must declare a static typelist filter (a typefilter) on that entity. Use the following XML syntax:
```
<typekey name="FieldName" typelist="Typelist" desc="DescriptionString" typefilter="FilterName"/>
```
You must manually add a typelist to an entity definition file. Studio does not do this for you.
For example:
- The following code adds an unfiltered YesNo typelist to an entity:
```
<typekey desc="Some Yes/No question." name="YesNoUnknown" typelist="YesNo"/>
```
- The following code adds a YesNoOnly filtered YesNo typelist to an entity:
```
<typekey desc="Some other yes or no question." name="YesNo" nullok="true" typefilter="YesNoOnly"
        typelist="YesNo"/>
```
(Optional) Regenerate the Data Dictionary and verify that there are no validation errors.
Stop and restart the application server to update the data model.