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DataViewFilters dropdown: Reset active attribute to first item after the filters are cleared

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
react, typescript
Domain
frontend

Research direction

Start at the DataViewFilters implementation and trace the existing “Clear all filters” behavior, including how the active attribute is selected. Decide whether clearing should always select the first attribute or support a defaultActiveFilterId prop, then verify that the dropdown resets as expected after filters are cleared.

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Description

Hi team, we’re using DataView + DataViewToolbar + DataViewFilters. When a user clicks “Clear all filters”, we want the attribute dropdown (in DataViewFilters) to reset to the first filter (our Name/URL) instead of staying on the last interacted attribute.

Right now, we’re nudging React to remount the first child by bumping a key on our Name/URL filter after clear. This works but is fragile/hacky.

Current Behavior

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/262ec720-7d8e-4012-9908-5b8cc5a7ac10

Expected Behavior

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/875101bd-bd92-4011-bf60-5f328238d0f8

Our Proposal

We have a couple of ideas on how to make this work more smoothly for everyone. We'd love to hear your thoughts on either of these solutions:

  • Make it the default. We think it would be great if DataViewFilters simply reset to the first attribute whenever filters are cleared. It’s what most users would expect, and it would save a lot of people from having to implement their own workarounds.

  • Introduce a new prop. What if we added an optional prop like defaultActiveFilterId? This would give developers the flexibility to explicitly set the default attribute, both on the initial load and after filters are cleared.

Thanks so much for considering our suggestions!

Jira Issue: PF-2719

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