Hiding columns and filtering data

Query Builder delivers multiple ways to hide columns and filter data in the grid. Both column-level and row-level filtering are available.

Hiding columns

Query Builder offers several ways of hiding columns:

Remove columns from your SELECT statement

You can remove the required columns from your SELECT statement. For instance, let’s remove LoginID, OrganizationNode, and OrganizationLevel from the following query:

SELECT
  BusinessEntityID, NationalIDNumber, LoginID, OrganizationNode, OrganizationLevel, JobTitle, BirthDate, MaritalStatus, Gender, HireDate
FROM AdventureWorks2019.HumanResources.Employee

Thus our query becomes as follows:

SELECT
  BusinessEntityID, NationalIDNumber, JobTitle, BirthDate, MaritalStatus, Gender, HireDate
FROM AdventureWorks2019.HumanResources.Employee

Then we click Execute to get the results.

Hiding columns

Hide columns using the Visible Columns dialog

Right-click a column header and select Visible Columns on the shortcut menu to open the Visible Columns dialog. Clear the checkboxes next to the columns you want to hide from the grid and click OK.

Hiding columns

Use the Remove from output button on the Selection tab

Click Remove from output on the Selection tab.

Hiding columns

Clear the checkboxes on the Query Builder diagram

Clear the checkboxes next to the required columns on the Query Builder diagram.

Hiding columns

Note

Learn more about building queries on diagrams in Working with diagrams.

You can combine the abovementioned hiding methods.

Filtering data

Query Builder offers several ways of filtering data:

Add a WHERE condition to your query

You can add a WHERE condition to your query to filter data. For instance:

SELECT
  BusinessEntityID, NationalIDNumber, LoginID, OrganizationNode, OrganizationLevel, JobTitle, BirthDate, MaritalStatus, Gender, HireDate
FROM AdventureWorks2019.HumanResources.Employee
WHERE OrganizationLevel < 3

If we execute this query, we will get the following results:

Filtering data

Enter your filter condition for the required column on the Selection tab

On the Selection tab, enter the filter condition for the required column in the Where field. When the row-level filtering is applied, a corresponding icon will appear on the diagram.

Filtering data

Enter your filter condition for the required column on the Where tab

Alternatively, enter the filter condition on the Where tab. Similarly, a corresponding icon will appear on the diagram.

Filtering data

Use the Filter button

Click the Filter button located in the upper right corner of the required column header.

Filtering data

Apply Quick Filter

Select Quick Filter on the shortcut menu. Then select one of the predefined options or select Condition to open the Filter Editor and customize your condition.

Filtering data

Note

Data sorting and filtering can be performed either on the client or on the server side. To learn more about it, refer to Server-side and client-side sorting and filtering.

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