String pathFilter = null;
if (parameters.containsKey(PATH_FILTER_PARAM))
pathFilter = getParameter(PATH_FILTER_PARAM);
else if (usingCustomizationSettings) {
SimpleData val = getValue("settings//" + PATH_FILTER_PARAM);
pathFilter = (val == null ? null : val.format());
}
// if we found a path filter, apply it
if (StringUtils.hasValue(pathFilter)) {
EVHierarchicalFilter hf = EVHierarchicalFilter.getFilter(evModel,