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Understanding How autoFilter Builds Select Inputs from TV Definitions
If a TV exists but autoFilter does not render its select values, the filter helper probably has not been given the right metadata or source structure.
autoFilter placeholders such as [+af.opt148_select+] are not magic strings. They are generated from the filter setup and from the TVs the helper knows how to read and expose.
What this means in practice
- a TV must exist
- the filter needs to know which TV ID it maps to
- the TV must contain valid values that the helper can read
- the form template placeholder must match the generated option key exactly
If a select stays empty, the problem is usually in the mapping or the filter source, not in the HTML form itself.
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