Odata filters for AnyType fields

[lithiuman]

Hi, I am trying to filter data using Odata feed, all is fine unless I filter a field that is of AnyType.
For example, our ordernumber column is definitely text, using the filter and ordernumber eq 'abc' works perfectly well but when I try to filter on a column that is not explicitly typed such as ordercheck like: and ordercheck eq 'Yes', the whole query fails with:

Is there a way around this, or some way of explicitly specifying the column datatype within the select section of the query?

Thanks all

[v-jingzhang]

Hi @lithiuman 

When you load data from Odata data source, the table is in Import mode. You can connect to the data source without filtering in the first Source step. Add a step to change columns to appropriate types instead of Any type. Then filter columns per your need. This should work. Data will be loaded after you save and apply the changes. 

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Community Support Team _ Jing
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[lbendlin]

I don't see "AnyType"  mentioned in the ODATA documentation. Supporting OData Query Options in ASP.NET Web API 2 - ASP.NET 4.x | Microsoft Docs

Do you have a link maybe?