Isn't it possible to filter by category using a dataset linked to the Events collection?

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I wanted to customize the way the events page looks, so I built a repeater based upon a dataset linked to the Events collection.

The repeater works fine on its own but when I try to filter it by category using some simple Velo code, it shows no events. I can filter by category in the dataset settings but cannot achieve the same thing with Velo…which has me at a standstill.

Code as follows:

import wixData from 'wix-data';

$w.onReady(async function () {

    $w("#categoryTags").onChange(function () {
        search();
    });

    function search() {
        let filter = wixData.filter().eq("status", "SCHEDULED");
        let catIdx = $w("#categoryTags").selectedIndices;
		    console.log(catIdx)
        let category = $w("#categoryTags").value;
		    console.log(category)

        if (catIdx.length > 0) {
            filter = filter.hasAll("categories", category)
			      console.log(filter)
            $w("#events").setFilter(filter)

        } else {
            $w("#events").setFilter(filter)
			      //console.log("else statement used")
        }

        $w("#clearFilter").onClick(function () {
            $w("#categoryTags").value = undefined;
            $w("#events").setFilter(wixData.filter());
        });
    }
});

When I console.log the filter object in the first IF statement, it seems to structured exactly as I’d expect…but it just doesn’t filter the dataset. Here’s the object for one case:

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This code is the same as I have used successfully in the past to filter other collections, so I am wondering if there is something special about the Events collection that prevents this filtering approach from working and whether there are workarounds that anyone can suggest?

Simon.

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Im having the same issue, have you found a way to solve this?

When logging the contents of the dataset, the categories field is empty

{
    ...
    "status": "SCHEDULED",
    "categories": [],
    ...
}
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When I need to filter data, I have given up on using datasets…I query the collection directly and populate the repeater from the resulting array and update it each time I change filtering. It’s easier to control how you filter things that way…more work to set up but more control of the data.

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Why not using Wix-Data, right from the beginning?
In most cases, you will end with using Wix-Data instead of using datasets, especially when you have a more complex setup.

Furthermore, you will have much more flexibility of how to setup your connections and how to structure your database.

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Exactly where I ended up…after a lot of heartburn and anguish!