Predefined Item Set

The “Predefined Item Set” filter rule allows specifying a fixed list of item IDs as the filter basis. The filter set only outputs those items whose ID is contained in the specified list. This filter rule is suitable for static selections where the records to be displayed are known in advance, e.g. for “Featured entries” or “Highlights”.

This filter rule has no frontend widget output and is configured exclusively in the backend.

Installation

This filter rule is part of metamodels/core and is available without additional packages after the basic MetaModels installation.

Settings when Creating the Filter Rule

Setting	Description
Type	Selection of the filter rule type — here: “Predefined set of items”.
Enabled	Enables or disables this filter rule.
Comment	Free text field for describing the purpose of this filter rule.
Items	Comma-separated list of item IDs to filter by. Only items with these IDs are considered in the output.

Matching Attributes

The “Predefined Item Set” filter rule does not work attribute-based, but directly with the item IDs of the MetaModels table. Therefore no attribute selection is required.

Special Functions

The filter rule can be combined with other filter rules. Since it always returns a fixed set of IDs, it is particularly suitable as an AND condition in combination with dynamic filter rules to restrict the total set of searchable items in advance.