Define Filter Criteria
Using this dialog you can create filter criteria. Several conditions may be necessary for criteria.
Ways to access
In the Tilos Explorer, expand Library > Other Libraries > Activity Filters from the libraries and you will see a list of existing filters in the working area.
Double-click an existing activity filter in the explorer or select a filter in the Activity Filters view and click the Edit Properties icon on the right side to open the Filter Criteria dialog.
Create/edit a filter criteria
Enter a Name for the filter criteria, e. g. total float = 0.
Create a new criteria using the button add.
Enter the Parameter (Field), Operator and Value for the criteria, e.g. total float equals 0.
Choose to filter using Wildcard searching and/or Case sensitivite searching:
* (asterisk) - Use * syntax to filter for activities that include any characters in the * position. For example, if your filter criteria is Name equal*ing, results wcould include Topsoil stripping, Pipe laying, and Trench opening. See Example 1 below.
? (question mark) - Use ? syntax to filter for activities that include any single character in the ? position. For example, if your filter criteria is Name equal h?ll, the results could include hill. hull, and hall. This is consistent with widely used operating system wildcard syntax.
[a-d] (alphanumeric range) - Use [a-d] syntax to filter for activities that include any alphanumeric character within the given range in the order you specify. For example, the filter criteria Name equal [A-D]1 would return A1, B1, C1, and D1. You can also specify multiple ranges. Using Name equal [G-H][4-6] would return G4, G5, G6, H4, H5, H6, but not 4G. See Example 2 below.
Confirm the dialog with OK. You return to the dialog Activity Filter.
If you define several conditions in a filter criteria, they are automatically defined as AND criteria.
Example 1: Use a question mark (?) wildcard to find an activity name containing a specific character
1.In the Tilos Explorer, expand Views > Activity and double-click Task List.
2. Click the Filter icon above the list.
3. In the Activity Filter dialog, click New.
4. In the Name field, enter Name Wildcard, for example.
5. In the first row, double-click in the Name cell to open the Filter Criteria dialog.
6. Call the criteria Name wildcard.
7. In the parameter list, select Name.
8. Leave is set to Equal.
9. Double-click in the Value cell and enter *stripping (in this example).
10. Check the Wildcard searching box and click OK.
11. Click Apply Filtee
The list is then be filtered to just activities with stripping in the name.
Example 2: Use an alphabetic range [a-z] wildcard to find an activity name starting with a specific letter
That looks for the activities starting with A or B and having 1 after that
The result:
Changing range to A-D:
The result:
You can also use multiple ranges. That looks for the activities starting with A,B,C or D followed by 1,2 or 3. E.g.:
The result:
