Frequently I am asked how to filter data rows by current date in ARIS MashZone. Of course one could utilize the date chooser control within the Visual Composer. But there are data feed operators for such a purpose, too.
As depicted below there is a column values - filter values operator. Its comparison value might originate from three sources:
- a static value which is set during data feed design time
- a dynamic value read from other data feed columns at run time (this when data feed processing happens)
- a value which is inserted by another single value operator.
As you all already know 1 & 2 this feed is regarding 3. Single value inputs are represented by the dockable region on the right hand side of the operator.
To insert the current date (or even the currently loged in user name) use the individual values information operator. This returns exactly one row and one column, i.e. a cell, and might be used as input for the filter operator.
