Can you add 'Show related fields' or dot-walking option to the sys_m2m_template slushbucket?

[Justin Abbott]

When using the 'Edit' button on a many-to-many related list, is there a way to include the 'Show related fields' option in the filter builder? Or some other way to allow the user to include dot-walked fields in their filter?

For example, on the Group Members related list from the Group record, we'd like the ability to apply the following filter: Manager.Manager is John Doe.

The option to show related fields is not available, however.

[Chuck Tomasi · Accepted solution]

That's interesting. I never noticed the show related fields is not available from that filter.

What I did as a workaround is use Configure> List Control on the related list and add a default filter of Manager.name | is not empty (as a test) and it carried over to the filter on the edit button.

This however gets you in to the manager fields, but you cannot navigate elsewhere. Not exactly perfect, but perhaps helpful?

[Justin Abbott]

Thanks, Chuck. That workaround might help in a pinch.