Hello Jeremy ravel,

using this code you can create your filter and also create by default that filter for all user.

this code use for create the filter

<record id="student_master_search" model="ir.ui.view">
    <field name="name">student.master.search</field>
    <field name="model">student.master</field>
    <field name="arch" type="xml">
        <search string="Student">
            <!--<filter string="give any string name" name="filter_name" domain="[pass the condition]"/> -->
            <filter string="Male" name="male" domain="[('gender','=','Male')]"/>
            <separator/>
            <field name="fname"/>
            <group expand="0" string="Group By..">
                <filter string="Last Name" domain="[]" context="{'group_by':'lname'}"/>
            </group>
        </search>
    </field>
</record>

this code use for by default for all user.

<record model="ir.actions.act_window" id="student_master_action">
    <field name="name">School Management</field>
    <field name="res_model">student.master</field>
    <field name="view_type">form</field>
    <field name="view_mode">tree,form</field>
    <!-- <field name="context">{'search_default_filter_name':1}</field> -->
    <field name="context">{'search_default_male':1}</field>
    <field name="help" type="html">
        <p class="oe_view_nocontent_create">Student Information</p>
    </field>
</record>

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Regards,

Ankit H Gandhi