The EDE Actions tab allows you to perform various actions on an open EDE view. The Actions tab is divided into a number of sections.
EDE Actions toolbar
The EDE Actions toolbar is used to perform certain tasks on the open EDE.
Clear All Cell Highlighting
Clears the EDE view of any highlighting.
Refresh
Refreshes the EDE view reflecting any changes made to the data.
Print Report
Creates a report of the current EDE view. You can select to preview the report before printing, send the report directly to a printer, or cancel the report.
Clear All Filters
Clears all filters, complex filters, sorting, and grouping, applied to the open EDE view, including all previously saved items.
Regenerate from Template
Regenerates the current EDE view based on the query definition removing any changes made to the EDE since its generation. Using the Regenerate from Template command, also restores the page size to the default setting of 50 rows.
Edit EDE Definition
Opens the current EDE view in Query Builder to allow the definition to be edited.
This is not the original definition that was used to generate the query but a duplicate
created for you to make changes to.
Highlight Claimed Items
Colors the items in the grid that have been claimed to either one or several projects created in the As-Built.
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This icon will only be enabled when your EDE view is open while you are in the As-Built mode.
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The claimed project items will only be displayed in color if you have previously set the colors in the Administration module > Activities > Project Activities, as part of editing the As-Built.
EDE Expression Builder
Utility designed to create expressions based on data from an EDE View.
Layout History
The Layout History lists the sequence of layout actions you made in the grid and saves the layout as a snapshot of the EDE View. To select a previous action, select on the required action from the list. Selecting Pin Layout beside a Layout History record, saves the grid's settings, at that moment, as a snapshot of the EDE. Next time you open the EDE view, it will use the pinned layout history as the starting point for your EDE View.
Selecting Saved layout applies the last saved layout on the grid.
Complex Filters applied to an EDE View are recorded in the Layout History, just like any layout action you perform in the EDE View. When pinning a step in
the Layout History, depending on what history event you pin in regards to the Complex Filter, only the last Complex Filter in the Layout History is saved.
Tree View
The Tree View displays a categorized list of all the attributes relevant to EDE view displayed and a search box.
Search Box
Type your search criteria for the attribute you require. As you type the search removes criteria that does not match the search criteria in the search box.
Attribute List
A categorized list of all the attributes relevant to EDE view displayed. You can drag
any of these attributes from the list onto the grid to create additional columns.
As you drag an attribute to the grid, a floating box displays the attribute name and
the relative column number of the attribute depending on the position of the cursor.
Available Documents
Displays the type of documents that are associated with a selected Item in the EDE View, from which you can open the appropriate document on the fly.