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    public BeanItemContainer<TypeDesignationStatusBase> buildTypeDesignationStatusBaseItemItemContainer(Class<TypeDesignationStatusBase> type,

            List<OrderHint> orderHints, Optional<Boolean> withHasDesignationSource) {

        BeanItemContainer<TypeDesignationStatusBase> container = buildBeanItemContainer(type, null);

        List<TypeDesignationStatusBase> filteredItems = container.getItemIds().stream().filter(tsb ->

                    !withHasDesignationSource.isPresent()

                    || withHasDesignationSource.get().equals(false)

                    || tsb.hasDesignationSource() == true

                )

                .collect(Collectors.toList());

        container.removeAllItems();

        container.addAll(filteredItems);

        return container;

    }