Using the Filter menu

To open the Filter menu, click this icon in the grid column header:

The Filter menu is displayed. The menu contains these options:

Run Filter

Starts the filter based on the currently specified filter criteria.

Clear Filter

Disables the currently active filter.

Save Current Filter as

Saves the currently active filter.

Saved Filters

This menu shows the filters you saved and contains these options:

• Manage Filters

  Starts the Filters (ttadv9593m000) session. In this session, you can delete the filter or set additional filter options to refine the filter. For details, see the session help.

• Set Current Filter as Default

  Sets the currently active filter as default filter.

Filter Settings

This menu contains these options:

• Case Sensitive

  Select this option to make the filter case sensitive.

  Example: You switched on the Case Sensitive option, and you specify "ABC" as filter value for a column. The session only shows records where the column contains "ABC" in uppercase. Records where the column contains, for example, "abc" or "Abc", are hidden.

• Instant Filtering

  If this option is selected, the filter is applied immediately when you tab out of a field in the easy filter area.

  If Instant Filtering is switched off, the filter is applied when you press Enter in the easy filter area.

• Default String Filter Operator

  Select this option to set the default filter operator for fields of the String type. Select one of these operators:

  • Starts With: The contents of the field start with the specified characters.
  • Contains: The contents of the field contain the specified characters.

  The selected default is valid after you restart the session.