yadcf server side, column dropdown select and cumulative filtering - yadcf

Question

Select DropDown ImageEpisode 2
I’ve update the DataTables php code to search and collect the data that is add or reduce the json data that is used by yadcf. How do I prevent yadcf on updating that column list of options values if a value is already selected to the filter? When I reselect the filter all of the previous options are removed, which I don’t want if someone selects the wrong option. I would have use the below if to prevent that select to update. Also, the reset button is not an option I want to use.
if ( strindex[w] === 3 && GBselBoxphp3 === '' ) {
var selectoptdata = data.yadcf_data_3;
select.empty().append('<option value=""/>');
$.each(selectoptdata, function (i, j) {
select.append( '<option value="'+j+'">'+j+'</option>' )
});
}
Episode 1
The solution that you had obtained from Allan Jardine to populate column dropdown had cleared one more hurdle so I can implement server-side processing to my DataTables, but adding the changes mentioned below to ssp.class.php has impaired cumulative filtering. Cumulative filtering a very useful feature when narrowing down a selected record. Any idea how this could be corrected?
stackoverflow.com/questions/41507443/yadcf-datatables-server-side-populate-select-with-php
$data=SSP::simple( $_POST, $sql_details, $table, $primaryKey, $columns);
$db = SSP::sql_connect( $sql_details );
$stmt3 = $db->prepare( 'SELECT DISTINCT(value) FROM table' );
$stmt3->execute();
$data['yadcf_data_3'] = $stmt3->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_COLUMN, 0);
$stmt5 = $db->prepare( 'SELECT DISTINCT(value2) FROM table' );
$stmt5->execute();
$data['yadcf_data_5'] = $stmt5->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_COLUMN, 0);
$stmt6 = $db->prepare( 'SELECT DISTINCT(value3) FROM table' );
$stmt6->execute();
$data['yadcf_data_6'] = $stmt6->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_COLUMN, 0);
echo json_encode($data);
This is what I have done to the php code to column 3. This also take in the value entered into the search box from Datatables.
if( !empty($requestData['columns'][3]['search']['value']) ){
$strselBoxphp3 = $requestData['columns'][3]['search']['value'];
} else {
$strselBoxphp3 = "";
}
//Column 3 DropDown Data
$db=SSP::sql_connect( $sql_details );
if( !empty($strsrchBoxvaluephp) ) {
$sql = ' SELECT DISTINCT SVD_Description FROM SVD_Equipment WHERE';
$sql .= ' (SVDid LIKE "%'.$strsrchBoxvaluephp.'%"';
$sql .= ' OR Audit LIKE "%'.$strsrchBoxvaluephp.'%"';
$sql .= ' OR SVD_Description LIKE "%'.$strsrchBoxvaluephp.'%"';
$sql .= ' OR Manufacture LIKE "%'.$strsrchBoxvaluephp.'%"';
$sql .= ' OR Model LIKE "%'.$strsrchBoxvaluephp.'%"';
$sql .= ' OR VIN LIKE "%'.$strsrchBoxvaluephp.'%"';
$sql .= ' OR State LIKE "%'.$strsrchBoxvaluephp.'%"';
$sql .= ' OR License_Plate_Number LIKE "%'.$strsrchBoxvaluephp.'%"';
$sql .= ' OR License_Plate_Expiration_Date LIKE "%'.$strsrchBoxvaluephp.'%"';
$sql .= ' OR Last_Inspection_Date LIKE "%'.$strsrchBoxvaluephp.'%"';
$sql .= ' OR Primary_Tech LIKE "%'.$strsrchBoxvaluephp.'%"';
$sql .= ' OR Manager LIKE "%'.$strsrchBoxvaluephp.'%")';
} else {
$sql = 'SELECT DISTINCT SVD_Description FROM SVD_Equipment WHERE SVD_Description != ""';
}
if( !empty($strselBoxphp2) ) {
$sql .= ' AND Audit = "'.$strselBoxphp2.'"';
}
if( !empty($strselBoxphp4) ) {
$sql .= ' AND Manufacture = "'.$strselBoxphp4.'"';
}
if( !empty($strselBoxphp5) ) {
$sql .= ' AND Model = "'.$strselBoxphp5.'"';
}
if( !empty($strselBoxphp11) ) {
$sql .= ' AND Primary_Tech = "'.$strselBoxphp11.'"';
}
if( !empty($strselBoxphp12) ) {
$sql .= ' AND Manager = "'.$strselBoxphp12.'"';
}
$sql .= ' ORDER BY SVD_Description;';
$stmt3 = $db->prepare($sql);
$stmt3->execute();
$data['yadcf_data_3'] = $stmt3->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_COLUMN, 0);