Open Views by defalut in List pages

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Hi Experts,

We are working on a use case where, when a user opens a list page, the "Views" pane should be visible by default.

With the current code, I am able to add and show the view, but the pane is not visible by default

This should be the goal,
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but it only appears after clicking on the filter and then selecting the Custom Filter view
I used a couple of approaches like {setFilter} on open page . They are filtering the table, but the Views pane is not visible. When I click the filter button in the corner, then I see both panes with the filtered values.

Any Suggestions for how to open this Views pane in list page as soon opens this page

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Sohail Ahmed 11,169 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Currently, Business Central does not support opening the “Views” pane by default on list pages through AL code or page properties. The filter pane (Views section) only becomes visible after the user manually expands it.

There’s no supported event or page trigger to force it open at page load. The only workaround is educating users to pin the filter pane manually (it remembers the state per user), or explore a JavaScript add-in or client-side customization, but that would be unsupported and not recommended.

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Ramesh Kumar 7,547 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Check if currPage.<Record>.SETRANGE(...) in OnOpenPage() or OnAfterGetRecord(). This applies the filter but does not open the filter pane UI.

I don't know the use case but I would always suggest clients use personalization for these use cases.

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Guess out of the box we don't have this feature as of now.

May be a JavaScript control add-in can do some magic but I never tried.

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YUN ZHU 99,086 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Hi, hope the following helps.

Dynamics 365 Business Central: How to set the default view/layout for a list page (Predefined List View)

https://yzhums.com/48123/

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Jeffrey Bulanadi 9,112 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Hi RK,

One that many BC developers bump into when trying to streamline user experience. You're spot-on: while you can define and apply views using AL, there’s currently no supported way to force the “Views” pane (filter pane) to open by default when a list page loads.

Here’s what’s possible and what’s not:

What You Can Do

Define views using the views {} block in your page extension

Apply filters programmatically using SETRANGE, SETFILTER, or SetView in OnOpenPage() or OnAfterGetRecord()

Educate users to pin the filter pane manually — BC remembers this per user and page

What You Can’t Do (as of now)

Trigger the filter pane to open via AL code or page properties

Use OnOpenPage() to control UI visibility of the pane — it only affects data, not layout

Pass a parameter in the URL to open the pane (no such parameter exists)

Workaround (Not officially supported)

Some developers have explored JavaScript control add-ins to manipulate the DOM and force the pane open, but this is:

Not supported by Microsoft

Risky across updates and browser variations

Not recommended for production environments

Helpful Resources
Views in BC – Microsoft Learn
Set the default view/layout for a list page – Dynamics 365 Lab

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Cheers
Jeffrey

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