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Text Data Type Filter issue in Business Central

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I have observed a strange behavior of BC filters in Text Data Types.

as you can see in the below image I have applied the Filter on Customer Name: E..K which means the name starting from E to K  as far as I know the Dot Dot ".." are used as from value till To Value ?

in my case, the system is filtering the data from E to J only why is the system reduced by one value can anyone help me to understand that?

E..K

while data exist for K you can check in the below SS

mc_5F00_05_2D00_05_5F00_1.jpg

this example is of the Demo database, why I am asking this question because I do have a customer requirement where I have created an Alpha Range Master and on the basis of that alpha range master we have to update a certain value in the customer master but that must depend on the alpha range only for example the field name is Registrar, so the master has defined like the customers whose name start from A to D would be assigned User A, E to K - User B, and so on.

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    NAV_with_Narang Profile Picture
    2,410 Moderator on at

    The double dot (..) is used for defining a range for dates. For texts it doesn't work in the similar manner

    Microsoft has this link giving examples of text filters: learn.microsoft.com/.../ui-enter-criteria-filters

    Another link: dynamicslifestyle.wordpress.com/.../

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    Nitin Verma Profile Picture
    21,812 Moderator on at

    why dont you consider your filter like this on that field?

    E*

    B*

    K*

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    Nitin Verma 

    I tried but I need to set the range from and to if I use like E*..K* this also works the same the to value is not the same as defined in my filter

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