No Data Contents tab in a List not working when there is no data

[JBCLARK20]

In Active Reports I have a list in a deck in a deck that does not show the no contents tab when there is no data to report based on the user's selection combination.
The user may select Status from a data drop down. The User may also select Area from a data drop down.
The dropdowns select the cards and filter the Lists in the cards
It is possible to make a selection where there is no item with a particular Status in a particular Area. When this happens- I would like to see the No Data Contents tab come up. Using a text variable, I can see that the Status Variable is changing, but there is no change in the results list.
If there is data in the results set, when the Status is changed, the results respond as expected.
If there is no data in the results set, the list shows all of the items in the Area - as if Status was not selected, or it shows the results from the last succesful selection.
Any suggestions? Thank you.