Reference qualifier not applied to auto-complete search in Jelly UI form

[pranavmperu]

I have a custom UI page with a reference field. On this page, I'm using a client script and html to filter the available options in the reference field based on a selection in another field. The filtering works correctly when I click the magnifying glass to open the lookup list, but the auto-complete search (when I start typing in the field) ignores the filter and shows all available records from the referenced table.

Here is the Jelly code I use:

<g:ui_reference name="reference_name" id="id" table="table_name" query="state=Open" completer="AJAXTableCompleter" size="50" />

And in the client script, I also tried:

g_form.setReferenceQual('vi_exception', 'active=true^u_state=Open');

Problem:

• When I click the magnifying glass → only relevant items are listed (works).

• But when I type in the auto-complete search bar of the field → it shows all items from the table.

Question:
👉 How can I enforce the qualifier  so that it applies to the auto-complete search as well as the magnifier lookup, only for this form?