# Allow creating filter groups with filters from different databases **URL:** \ **Category:** Ideas & Features\ **Tags:** filter\ **Created:** [May 12, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/allow-creating-filter-groups-with-filters-from-different-databases/8773 "2025-05-12T15:37:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RonMakesSystems](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/ronmakessystems/32/14122_2.png) [@RonMakesSystems](https://community.fibery.io/u/RonMakesSystems)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/allow-creating-filter-groups-with-filters-from-different-databases/8773/1 "2025-05-12T15:37:00Z")
If the field names are different across databases, there is no way to pin a filter that will affect multiple databases. I want a filter for “Mine” that will show all my projects i am owner, and tasks I am assigned. If I understand correctly, there’s no way to do that currently, right? ---
**Author:** ![interr0bangr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/interr0bangr/32/8089_2.png) [@interr0bangr](https://community.fibery.io/u/interr0bangr)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2025, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/allow-creating-filter-groups-with-filters-from-different-databases/8773/2 "2025-05-12T15:52:22Z")
If you’re talking about a single filter, then no I don’t think you can. As a workaround, what I do is create a view called “My Tasks” then then each level has a “contains Me” filter applied to it. ![W20-25-Production (May 12 - 16, 2025) — Sprint _ Fibery (1)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/8/8c2523b49c211a145a5d0d3886d10d981b6c0ff4.png) ![W20-25-Production (May 12 - 16, 2025) — Sprint _ Fibery (2)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/3/33414a190c772428b16a39513ed67e2b55ecad45.png) ![W20-25-Production (May 12 - 16, 2025) — Sprint _ Fibery (3)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/0/01d0cabe2ddc171e7c95c4d516d8822aded3f40a.png) ---
**Author:** ![RonMakesSystems](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/ronmakessystems/32/14122_2.png) [@RonMakesSystems](https://community.fibery.io/u/RonMakesSystems)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/allow-creating-filter-groups-with-filters-from-different-databases/8773/3 "2025-05-12T17:54:03Z")
Makes sense! But then there’s no pinned filters right? This works in multi-relation views as you can have pinned views (kind of acting as pinned filters) but my use case is in the top level views… :/// ---
**Author:** ![interr0bangr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/interr0bangr/32/8089_2.png) [@interr0bangr](https://community.fibery.io/u/interr0bangr)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2025, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/allow-creating-filter-groups-with-filters-from-different-databases/8773/4 "2025-05-12T18:54:08Z")
Yeah, it only works in relation views unfortunately. I don’t really use other views because they’re so contextually limiting There really does need to be a way to change to multiple views within a view itself. I think I created a feature request for that already somewhere… ---
**Author:** ![ccollins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ccollins](https://community.fibery.io/u/ccollins)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2025, 12:56am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/allow-creating-filter-groups-with-filters-from-different-databases/8773/5 "2025-09-27T00:56:53Z")
If I had a vote I would give it here. My use case right now is for a company/contact table view. I want to filter so people can see only the contacts they are assigned. But then you see a lot of empty companies. And hiding the companies when empty of contacts won’t work. So the only option is to create a duplicate view in the left sidebar which just adds clutter. ---
**Author:** ![Chr1sG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/chr1sg/32/3941_2.png) [@Chr1sG](https://community.fibery.io/u/Chr1sG)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2025, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/allow-creating-filter-groups-with-filters-from-different-databases/8773/6 "2025-09-27T20:30:31Z")
> [@ccollins](#): > > hiding the companies when empty of contacts won’t work How come? What’s the problem with that as an option? ---
**Author:** ![ccollins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ccollins](https://community.fibery.io/u/ccollins)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2025, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/allow-creating-filter-groups-with-filters-from-different-databases/8773/7 "2025-09-27T21:00:14Z")
This feature works in many cases, but not for this specific view. Because it assumes that every company already has a contact attached. Which isn’t always true. For us, this view is for seeing all companies and contacts. Now if I could combine hide company if empty and filter contacts to my assignees into a single button, then that would solve it. ---
**Author:** ![RonMakesSystems](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/ronmakessystems/32/14122_2.png) [@RonMakesSystems](https://community.fibery.io/u/RonMakesSystems)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2025, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/allow-creating-filter-groups-with-filters-from-different-databases/8773/8 "2025-09-27T22:06:58Z")
> [@ccollins](#): > > And hiding the companies when empty of contacts won’t work. So the only option is to create a duplicate view in the left sidebar which just adds clutter. Could you add a field in the company db with the same name as the one in the contacts db that just lookups the assignees in from the related contact? ---
**Author:** ![ccollins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ccollins](https://community.fibery.io/u/ccollins)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2025, 12:09am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/allow-creating-filter-groups-with-filters-from-different-databases/8773/9 "2025-09-28T00:09:04Z")
Why does the same name matter? If I create a filter button from the company db using a lookup, then it would filter the companies down but show a bunch of contacts inside those companies that aren’t assigned to me. Unless I’m missing something, my only options are create a second view or create a second filter button, both are clutter ---
**Author:** ![RonMakesSystems](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/ronmakessystems/32/14122_2.png) [@RonMakesSystems](https://community.fibery.io/u/RonMakesSystems)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2025, 7:06am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/allow-creating-filter-groups-with-filters-from-different-databases/8773/10 "2025-09-28T07:06:24Z")
> [@ccollins](#): > > filter button from the company db using a lookup I mean, add a lookup on the database itself, not in the filter. > [@ccollins](#): > > Why does the same name matter? Fields with the name + type are grouped together in sorts and filters. So you’ll find the field in “All Databases” and not only in each one individually. If your assigneee of the contacts is a single assignee, and not a multi person select, then this will actually not work 😕 ---
**Author:** ![ccollins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ccollins](https://community.fibery.io/u/ccollins)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2025, 2:58pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/allow-creating-filter-groups-with-filters-from-different-databases/8773/11 "2025-09-28T14:58:31Z")
Great idea though! I had forgotten about the all database filtering. But yeah not in this use case