# Adding a filter requires new BAQ and form design?!

**URL:** <https://www.epiusers.help/t/adding-a-filter-requires-new-baq-and-form-design/37431>\
**Category:** Epicor ERP 9\
**Created:** [February 27, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/adding-a-filter-requires-new-baq-and-form-design/37431 "2017-02-27T15:59:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Adam](https://www.epiusers.help/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/4af34b/32.png) [@Adam](https://www.epiusers.help/u/Adam)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/adding-a-filter-requires-new-baq-and-form-design/37431/1 "2017-02-27T15:59:28Z")

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I’m trying add a “Part Class” filter to the Open PO Report. After much searching I haven’t found any direction other than to create a new BAQ and design a new form. Is this correct? I need to recreate the existing OpenPO data definition as a BAQ, then use BAQ report designer, then customize the form to look like the existing OpenPO one, just to add this filter?

I think this is so, but thought I’d ask before diving in.

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![MelissaC](https://www.epiusers.help/user_avatar/www.epiusers.help/melissac/32/1982_2.png) [@MelissaC](https://www.epiusers.help/u/MelissaC)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 4:30pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/adding-a-filter-requires-new-baq-and-form-design/37431/2 "2017-02-27T16:30:44Z")

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Hi,  
It looks like that is the way to do it. It looks like the report is a BAQ report anyway but I didn’t see a report or a BAQ in the system.

Melissa

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**Author:** ![Adam](https://www.epiusers.help/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/4af34b/32.png) [@Adam](https://www.epiusers.help/u/Adam)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 4:33pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/adding-a-filter-requires-new-baq-and-form-design/37431/3 "2017-02-27T16:33:17Z")

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Okay, thanks. I think it is just a stock report built off a data definition (no existing BAQ). Seems like a lot of work to just add a filter.

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**Author:** ![alarsen](https://www.epiusers.help/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@alarsen](https://www.epiusers.help/u/alarsen)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 1:32pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/adding-a-filter-requires-new-baq-and-form-design/37431/4 "2017-02-28T13:32:48Z")

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You could add the filter in Crystal. I suspect the same could be done in SSRS.

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**Author:** ![Adam](https://www.epiusers.help/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/4af34b/32.png) [@Adam](https://www.epiusers.help/u/Adam)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 1:59pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/adding-a-filter-requires-new-baq-and-form-design/37431/5 "2017-02-28T13:59:06Z")

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Thank you. I suppose this is the easiest way to achieve the desired outcome. I was hoping for a simple way to just add an additional filter with the other filters.

Thanks again!