Allows you to define, select, and save a filter for an EDE View.
Base filter
Displays details of a saved filter.
Name
Displays the name of the filter as defined in Filter Manager.
Default
Indicates if the named filter is the default filter for the item type selected on the Table Properties dialog. You can designate a filter as the default by checking this box.
Browse
Opens the Select Filter dialog, which allows you to select a base filter.
Definition
Allows you to add, remove, or edit filter criteria and to specify the relationship between multiple criteria.
Match all
Specifies that items matching ALL of the filtering criteria pass through the filter.
Match any
Specifies that items matching any one or more of the filtering criteria pass through the filter. Match any is the default matching method.
Add
Places a new entry at the end of the existing definition list and enables the options in the Edit group so that you can edit the new entry.
Delete
Removes the selected criterion from the definition list. This button is available only when you select a criterion in the definition list.
Edit
Provides options that allow you to define or edit a single line of filter definition criteria.
Property
Displays a list of all properties for a certain item type. Examples of properties include Equipment Type, Instrument Type, and Estimated Length. You define or modify filtering criteria by selecting a property, an operator, and a value.
Operator
Specifies the relationship between the property and its value. Relationships include, for example, greater than, >; equal to, =; not equal to, <>; and so forth.
Value
Lists appropriate values for the property specified in the Property column. If a list of attributes is not already associated with the Value box, you must type a value, which can be free text, or choose null. You can type a percent sign, %, as a wildcard character to find multiple characters, or type an underscore, ( _ ), as a wildcard character for a single character. Do not use an asterisk, *, in the Value box.