Form.AllowFilters property (Access)

Use the AllowFilters property to specify whether records in a form can be filtered. Read/write Boolean.

Syntax

expression.AllowFilters

expression A variable that represents a Form object.

Remarks

Filters are commonly used to view a temporary subset of the records in a database. When you use a filter, you apply criteria to display only records that meet specific conditions. In an Employees form, for example, you can use a filter to display only records of employees with over 5 years of service. You can also use a filter to restrict access to records containing sensitive information, such as financial or medical data.

Note

Setting the AllowFilters property to No does not affect the Filter, FilterOn, ServerFilter, or ServerFilterByForm properties. You can still use these properties to set and remove filters. You can also still use the following actions or methods to apply and remove filters.

Actions	Methods
ApplyFilter	ApplyFilter
OpenForm	OpenForm
ShowAllRecords	ShowAllRecords

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