Single Item selection based on multiple filters

Question

Below is a set of filters that effect what Items are displayed in a list. Changes to the filters update the filter the list of items in an ORed fashion. The user may select from the Items displayed in the list, as either single selection, contiguous multi-selection (via [shift]), or dis-contiguous mutli-selection (via [ctrl] or checkboxes).

This pattern seems good to me for instances of user selection

where

• Users need multi-selection
• Users need multiple layers of filtration of find Items

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Below is an expandable 'type ahead', where there is a single filter that filters a list if Items. The User may select a single Item from the list of Items by clicking on it, or pressing [Enter] while that Item is in :focus.

This pattern seems good to me for instances of user selection

where

• Users need single selection
• Users need a single layer of filtration to find Items

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So, here's the question. Is there a good middle ground pattern? One best suited for instances

where

• Users need single selection
• Users need multiple layers of filtration to find Items

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Answer 1

You may want to specify which criteria you will use to define "good".

Here is a pattern used by Jira, that is suited for multiple filters and single selection:

https://youtu.be/xrCJv0fTyR8?t=1m17s

In case the video gets deleted in the future, here are some screenshots. Jira has 2 modes for filtering. The Advanced mode is for typing. It has a textarea:

The user can type in and the auto-completion will provide options:

The filters can be combined:

The results are shown below the filter bar, as a list of clickable items:

The other mode is the Basic, with the list of types of filters already presented ins a row:

Choosing one filter type opens a box with advanced controls: