---
title: "admUpdateFilter"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/PSJ/15489607/admUpdateFilter"
format: markdown
---
> Macro (aura-html)


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| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Syntax** | admUpdateFilter(JFilter) | **Package** |  |
| **Alias** |  | **Pkg Usage** |  |

## Description

> Macro (excerpt)
> 
> The filter can be partially updated by specifying only the attribute needed to be updated in the JFilter structure.

The filter can be partially updated by specifying only the attribute needed to be updated in the JFilter structure.

## Parameters

| Parameter name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| filterName | String | Yes | The name of the filter. |

## Return Type

**Boolean (true/false)**

Returns true if the filter was updated. False otherwise.

## Example

```
JFilter filter;
filter.id=10405;
filter.name = "Updatedname";
filter.description = "New Description";
filter.query = "project=TEST AND assignee=admin";
filter.owner = "admin";
boolean a = admUpdateFilter(filter);
runnerLog("Filter updated? "+ a + "\n" +
		  "The update filter is: "+ admGetFilterById("10405"));
```

> ⚠️ The filter can be partially updated by specifying only the attribute needed to be updated in the JFilter structure.

## See also

> Macro (contentbylabel)