# Alarm Journal State Filtering

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-state-filtering/95594>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81, vision\
**Created:** [September 5, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-state-filtering/95594 "2024-09-05T14:45:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![amarks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/amarks/32/45610_2.png) [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-state-filtering/95594/1 "2024-09-05T14:45:55Z")

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I have an alarm journal that I'm trying to filter with a dropdown.  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/5/b/5b629e2acfd54364a5dd482f3e413b97493e7681.png)

Active, cleared, and acked properties for the journal are bound like so:

```python
//active
{Root Container.Container.Filter_State.selectedValue} = -1
||
{Root Container.Container.Filter_State.selectedValue} = 0
||
{Root Container.Container.Filter_State.selectedValue} = 2

```

```python
//cleared
{Root Container.Container.Filter_State.selectedValue} = -1
||
{Root Container.Container.Filter_State.selectedValue} = 1
||
{Root Container.Container.Filter_State.selectedValue} = 3

```

```python
//acked
{Root Container.Container.Filter_State.selectedValue} = -1
||
{Root Container.Container.Filter_State.selectedValue} = 2
||
{Root Container.Container.Filter_State.selectedValue} = 3

```

Is there any way to get these filters to work as an AND instead of an OR? It would be nice if there was a simple BOOL property to toggle that behavior.

I'm guessing I'll have to script it with a property change on the dropdown?

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**Author:** ![vtran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/779978/32.png) [@vtran](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vtran)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-state-filtering/95594/2 "2024-09-05T15:03:22Z")

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Is using checkboxes not an option? I don't think dropdown is meant for multiple state selection.

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**Author:** ![amarks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/amarks/32/45610_2.png) [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-state-filtering/95594/3 "2024-09-05T15:04:20Z")

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Well in this case there are really only 4 options, but good point about the checkboxes. Even still, I would like it to filter to Active AND Unacked, instead of Active OR Unacked.