Selection Criteria and Filters
Selection criteria filter the items which are displayed in the main panel for the object, component and change request views of a location.
Clicking the 'Select' button or pressing the return key will cause the specified selection criteria to be applied to the items which are displayed in the main panel. Clicking the 'Refresh' button will refresh the screen.
Selection Combo-box
The selection criteria are entered in the text box at the left-hand end of the select toolbar. The ten most recently used (MRU) criteria are available from the drop-down list next to this.
The status of the items which are displayed can also be controlled using the drop-down list for status.
The selection criteria can be specified in a number of standard ways:
| Method | Example |
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| Select with a wildcard | ABC* |
| Select with a single-character wildcard | ABC2? |
| Select and de-select a wildcard | AB*;'ABC* |
| Multiple independent criteria | ABC*;BBC*; |
For objects, a special selection notation enables the highest versions at the location to be selected. Instead of naming the version number (e.g. A*/1.3), use the letter 'h' (e.g. A*/1.h). Note that this refers to the highest version which is active at that location. There may be other higher versions which are not at that location, for example, ABC/1.3 may be the highest version in LIB, although ABC/1.4 is under development in DEV.
Deleteing MRU Cache
VC/m stores the ten most recently used (MRU) criteria for each folder view. It also automatically populates the selection crtieria and filter tools with the last used combination. This cache can be deleted.
From the menu bar, choose Settings -> Delete MRU Cache.
Filter Buttons
The filter buttons determine which kinds of items should be displayed. The buttons have different icons depending on which view you are in. Some options are only available in working locations (marked with a 'W' below) and others are only available in library locations (marked with an 'L' below).
Objects View
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Object versions with no components | W/L |
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Object versions that are checked out to this location | W |
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Object versions that are registered at this location but not checked out | W/L |
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Object versions that are in error (typically indicating incomplete transfers) | W/L |
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Object versions that are registered at this location but have been superceded | W/L |
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Showing all versions of each object that exist at the location | L |
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Showing only the highest version of each object that exist at the location | L |
Change Requests View
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Change requests with no object versions | W/L |
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Change requests that have at least one object version that is checked out to this location | W |
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Change requests that have at least one object version, or its successor, registered at this location | W/L |
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Change requests that have at least one object version in error or missing from this location | W/L |
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Showing all change request, including those that only contain object versions whose successors are also registered at this location | W/L |
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Showing only change requests that contain at least one object version that does not have a successor that is registered at this location | W/L |
Components View
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Components that are not registered at this location, or are in error | W |
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Components that are registered at this location | W/L |
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Components that are checked out at this location | W |
See Also: Getting to Know the Interface, Main Panel, Folders Panel