topic Re: Clearing Filter Widgets in ArcGIS Experience Builder Questions

Clearing Filter Widgets

NickKoopman — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 19:24:06 GMT

I'm developing custom widgets for an application in Experience Builder. One that I need to have is a 'Clear all Filters' button. I have multiple filters in different locations, and I need a catch-all to clear them all out. My idea is just to have a simple button that would turn off all the filters

Can we control other widgets programmatically? If so, how would you suggest I do this?

Re: Clearing Filter Widgets

EmmaHatcher — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 17:42:15 GMT

This would be very helpful for my organization as well!! This is been one of the sticking points for my organization in adopting a public-use sport fishing locations explorer built using Experience Builder. While applying filters works well for people, they are getting hung up on when they want to change filter parameters because they have to remember to click all of their previous selections to disable them. A simple "reset" option would go a long way for user-friendliness.

Re: Clearing Filter Widgets

JianT — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 16:02:11 GMT

Agree, such rest filter option is very useful. Will the ESRI provide sample to show how to crate a simple widget just to clear and rest the Filter?

Re: Clearing Filter Widgets

garmendariz — Wed, 07 Jul 2021 22:31:10 GMT

I agree with the request. A reset option to clear all filters would be very useful.

Re: Clearing Filter Widgets

EmmaHatcher — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 20:26:10 GMT

The Beirut Recovery Map, referenced in another post, has building filters in the SSL/NASA tab configured in a very concise way and seems to be a reasonable workaround for the lack of a clear all filters/filter reset option. One of the ways that a clear-all-filters effect is created is by having an "-All-" option combined with enforcement of a single filter selection at a time from each of the multiple attribute categories. I was under the impression that we're stuck with multiple selections in the widget, with no option to enforce a single selection... @BrunoSousa1, it looks like you're the author of that awesome app. Did you set those filters up & could provide insights on that workaround?

Re: Clearing Filter Widgets

BrunoSousa1 — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 17:26:13 GMT

Hi,

Yes, I set them up.

This is how the queries for that filter look like:

As you mentioned, to have the "All" Option, the filter must be set for Single selection.
There might be some other workarounds using only the List Widget to filter, however I haven't been able to make it work yet.

Re: Clearing Filter Widgets

PanGIS — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 09:47:58 GMT

Hi @NickKoopman , did you manage to create a custom widget for this?

I am exploring this possibility as the client is requesting this functionality.

Not a developer myself, so I am trying to see whether is possible.

Thanks!

Re: Clearing Filter Widgets

WRKelly — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:24:50 GMT

Pinging this topic to see if there was a resolution. Really need a Clear All Filters capability. Thanks!