Add filters

This page provides a guide on how to add a filter to outputs in Upsolver.

You can add whitelist and blacklist filters to a lookup table or an output based on calculated fields that are a function of one or more fields. These functions can be a combination of built-in functions and your own Python functions.

To add a filter

1. Click Add Filter or in the Filters tab, click Add Filter.

See: Functions to learn more about a specific filter function.

2. Click Select next to the desired filter function.

3. From the dropdown, select the values to use for each required input. You can also click on the hierarchy iconto review the available fields in your data. Additionally, click on the add iconto add another calculation within this function.

4. Decide whether the Filter Type is:

• Whitelist: if result True, keep record

• Blacklist: if result True, discard record

5. Select where to locate the calculated field (e.g. root, data) and name this field. This operation joins the input arrays using a cartesian product.

The fields are typically added at the root level, however on occasion you can opt to co‑locate a field with another element in the hierarchy.

6. Click Preview to review your calculated field before saving; a Field Content Samples panel will appear on the right.

7. To add columns to the preview, click Choose Columns and select the desired columns. Then click Update.

Toggle from From to Code to review the calculated field as code.

8. Click Save.

The resulting filter can now be found in the Filters tab under Whitelist Filters or Blacklist Filters respectively.