Instead of creating a custom filter for "latest" parts,

simply make use of the existing "ordering" query as part of DRF

InvenTree/part/api.py

@@ -405,13 +405,6 @@ class PartList(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
             except (ValueError, Part.DoesNotExist):
                 pass
 
-        # Filter by latest part creation date
-        latest_parts = params.get('latest_parts', None)
-
-        if latest_parts is not None:
-            # Get the last 5 created parts
-            queryset = queryset.order_by('-creation_date')[:5]
-
         # Filter invalid BOMs
         bom_invalid = params.get('bom_invalid', None)
 
@@ -514,6 +507,17 @@ class PartList(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
 
             queryset = queryset.filter(pk__in=parts_need_stock)
 
+        # Limit choices
+        limit = params.get('limit', None)
+
+        if limit is not None:
+            try:
+                limit = int(limit)
+                if limit > 0:
+                    queryset = queryset[:limit]
+            except ValueError:
+                pass
+
         return queryset
 
     permission_classes = [
@@ -539,6 +543,7 @@ class PartList(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
 
     ordering_fields = [
         'name',
+        'creation_date',
     ]
 
     # Default ordering

InvenTree/templates/InvenTree/index.html

@@ -55,10 +55,12 @@ InvenTree | Index
 
 {{ block.super }}
 
-loadPartTable("#latest-parts-table", "{% url 'api-part-list' %}", {
+loadSimplePartTable("#latest-parts-table", "{% url 'api-part-list' %}", {
     params: {
-        "latest_parts": true,
-    }
+        ordering: "-creation_date",
+        limit: 10,
+    },
+    name: 'latest_parts',
 });
 
 loadPartTable("#starred-parts-table", "{% url 'api-part-list' %}", {

InvenTree/templates/js/part.html

@@ -155,6 +155,14 @@ function loadPartVariantTable(table, partId, options) {
 }
 
 
+function loadSimplePartTable(table, url, options={}) {
+
+    options.disableFilters = true;
+
+    loadPartTable(table, url, options);
+}
+
+
 function loadPartTable(table, url, options={}) {
     /* Load part listing data into specified table.
      * 
@@ -332,7 +340,7 @@ function loadPartTable(table, url, options={}) {
         method: 'get',
         queryParams: filters,
         groupBy: false,
-        name: 'part',
+        name: options.name || 'part',
         original: params,
         formatNoMatches: function() { return "{% trans "No parts found" %}"; },
         columns: columns,