Controlling the data that is displayed in formal modules
You can change the layout of a module, so that only the
data that you want to see is shown. You can add columns, apply filters
and sorts, and hide lower levels of the hierarchy. To see the same
layout again, you can save the layout as a view that you can access
every time you open the module.
Defining filters
Filters let you control the data that is displayed in a
module by including or excluding objects. You can define filters based
on attributes, links, objects, and columns.
Defining sorts
Use sorts to control the order of objects in modules.
Selecting the level of objects to show in modules
You can specify how many levels of the hierarchy you want
to see by selecting a level from the list on the module toolbar. Objects
that are lower in the hierarchy than the level you have selected are
hidden.
Selecting the attribute to show in tables
By default, in table cells you see the main column attributes,
Object Heading, and Object Text. You can select a different attribute
to show in all the tables in the module
Inserting, editing, and removing columns
You can insert columns to show the values of an attribute
or of layout DXL, and you can edit and remove columns. The maximum
number of columns you can insert is 128.
Inserting graph columns
A graph column is a column that contains one or more bar
charts. Each bar chart shows the value of an attribute. The attribute
must have numeric values; it must be of base type integer or real.
Graph columns are layout DXL columns. If you edit the values of the
attributes that are shown in the columns, the bar charts are immediately
updated to show the new values.
Inserting icon columns
An icon column uses an icon to show the value of an attribute.
You can use an icon to represent either a numeric attribute (attributes
of type Integer or Real) or an enumerated attribute. You can show
the values of only one attribute in an icon column, unlike a graph
column that can show multiple attributes. Icon columns are layout
DXL columns. If you edit the values of the attributes shown in the
columns, the icons are immediately updated to show the new values.
Saving views
When you create a formal module, the default view of the
module is the Standard view. This view shows the module explorer,
the ID column, and the main column. If you have changed the layout
of a module, and you want to see the new layout next time you open
the module, you save the new layout as a view. For example, you might
have added columns, applied filters or sorts, hidden objects at lower
levels in the hierarchy, changed the size of the module window, or
the size of columns. You can set the new layout to be the default
view when the module opens, or you can open the module, and then select
the view from the views list.
Viewing, editing, and deleting views
Use the Manage Views window to see
a list of the module views that you have access to. Subject to access
rights, you can edit and delete views.