Filter the ELF status window based on date modified
You can filter client data in the Electronic Filing Status dialog.
Designate the Date Modified column as a Primary column
To filter using a specific column, that column must be designated as a
Primary
column. If the column is not already indicated as a Primary
column (which it is by default), select the Column Preferences
button and change the Date Modified
designation to Primary
.Filtering to view which clients have changed within the past 1, 5, 7, or 10 days
- Select the filter icon near theDate Modifiedcolumn.
- From the drop-down list, select one of the options forNewer than N days, where N is 1, 5, 7, or 10
Filtering to view which clients have changed from a given date through the current date
For the sake of this example, assume the current date to be April 15,
2026
, and the intent of the filtering to be displaying only those clients who have changed for e-file purposes in the past week (since April 8, 2026
).- Select the filter icon near theDate Modifiedcolumn, and select "(Custom)."
- In theEnter filter criteria for Date Modifieddialog that opens, select anOperatorof either "Greater than" or "Greater than or equal to."
- Select anOperandthat represents the initial date and time, which can either be selected from the drop-down list from the dates and times of existing clients or entered in MM/DD/YY HH:MMPM format. Therefore, by entering 04/08/11 08:00AM, the application filters to display only those clients altered for e-file purposes since that date and time.
- SelectOK. The Electronic Filing Status dialog will now be focused to display only those clients changed in some way (for e-file purposes) since April 8,2026at 8:00AM.
Filtering to view which clients changed between two given dates
For the sake of this example, assume that it is June 1,
2026
, and the intent of this filter is to determine the e-file volume processed between
April 8, 2026
and April 15, 2026
.- Select the filter icon near theDate Modifiedcolumn and selectCustom.
- In theEnter filter criteria for Date Modifieddialog that opens, select anOperatorof eitherGreater thanorGreater than or equal to.
- Select anOperandthat represents the initial date and time, which can either be selected from the drop-down list from the dates and times of existing clients or entered inMM/DD/YY HH:MMPMformat. By entering04/08/11 08:00AM, the application filters to display only those clients altered for e-file purposes since that date and time.
- Select theAdd a conditionbutton.
- For the second condition, select anOperatorofLess thanorLess than or equal to.
- Verify that the button remains set toAnd conditions.
- Select anOperandthat represents the final date in the range, using the same data entry format as the first condition. To follow the example, the operand data entry would be as follows: 04/15/202611:59PM.
- SelectOK. The Electronic Filing Status dialog will now be focused to display only those clients changed in some way (for e-file purposes) between April 8,2026at 8:00AM and April 15,2026at 11:59PM.