I know this is an old thread, but I haven't found this addressed anywhere else directly. I've been struggling with this as well would love some sample code for how to make a filter work from the side menu.
Also, @n40jpj, the Angular docs recommend against stateful filtering (see e.g. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25877704/what-is-stateful-filtering-in-angularjs) - can you explain why stateful filtering would be optimal in this situation?
@s3raph, understood that the filter works when it's in the main content. What can we do so that the filter does work when placed in the side menu?
thanks in advance - m