# Filtering Difference Between Device List Block and Location Block

**URL:** <https://forums.losant.com/t/filtering-difference-between-device-list-block-and-location-block/1687>\
**Category:** Help\
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**Created:** [April 2, 2019, 3:21pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/filtering-difference-between-device-list-block-and-location-block/1687 "2019-04-02T15:21:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Leo\_Bach1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@Leo\_Bach1](https://forums.losant.com/u/Leo_Bach1)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2019, 3:21pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/filtering-difference-between-device-list-block-and-location-block/1687/1 "2019-04-02T15:21:47Z")

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Logged in user gets the correct machines listed in the Device List Block which can be seen below:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/getstructure/original/2X/6/6b4a3d49328319516144e73ed53e1479e854ff52.png)

Settings for Device List Block:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/getstructure/original/2X/a/a9dc45998a6b7bece06af93b42c330f494aad64e.png)

Logged in user sees devices that don’t belong to him listed on the Location Block.

Settings for Location Block:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/getstructure/original/2X/e/eb4c49bb0b32ca6c1c28bc63962589af42c642c2.png)

\*\*\* Note the logged in user pictured above is of the experience group “machinesaver”

Machine\_A Settings:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/getstructure/original/2X/6/612648b9e7b232011800593f397ea55b635c71b7.png)

Machine\_B Settings:  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/getstructure/original/2X/a/a9d4f00eff1678ae5ffb203b602513aeddf165f9.png)

Machine\_C Settings:  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/getstructure/original/2X/5/54be39b7c0bc40a9641b986860ea4ddff408b890.png)

I’m wondering, does the Location Block filters the same way that the Device List Block does?

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**Author:** ![JuliaKempf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.losant.com/juliakempf/32/2446_2.png) [@JuliaKempf](https://forums.losant.com/u/JuliaKempf)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2019, 4:12pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/filtering-difference-between-device-list-block-and-location-block/1687/2 "2019-04-02T16:12:40Z")

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Hi Leo,

The GPS Location block is built with an “or” operator for Device IDs/Tags, so with this statement below you will be getting back locations that match either of the tags.

 ![49%20AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/getstructure/original/2X/1/13cb32ce28c9c94bcdb2006a619878a0fb0b32a9.png)

I’m going to look around and see if I can find a way around this somehow, but I am not sure how likely that is. However, if you were to only filter by `{{ctx.group}}` _or_ `device=machine`, you would see some filtering occur.

Thanks!  
Julia