Using Desktop Filter IDs with WPC Content

Question

Hi All-
I'm migrating our 7.0 WPC content to Portal 7.31 and have run into an issue with one of our roles. We have a desktop that uses Filter IDs to control the entry points. When I create a connection to a WPC area inside this role, and add the filter ID to the connection the WPC Area content does not show in the navigation. If I add a new folder to the role as an entry point with the filter ID, then add a WPC connection to that folder the folder shows in the navigation but the WPC content does not render. The error is "
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Here are the scenarios I tried:
#1:
Role
>New connection to WPC Area (set as entry point and filter ID assigned)
[no navigation node gets displayed here]
#2:
Role
>New folder (set as entry point and filter ID assigned)
>>New WPC connection (not set as entry point)
[folder displays in navigation but errors on WPC content]
#3:
Role
>New folder (not set as entry point but filter ID assigned)
>>New connection to WPC Area (set as entry point and filter ID assigned)
[no navigation node gets displayed]
Can someone tell me how to accomplish using filter IDs with WPC content?
thanks in advance.
Tim

Answer 1

It turns out this has nothing to do with the FilterIDs. The fix is to assign end user permissions on the Area in Area Management. Once that is set the role that contains the filterID works as expected.