ARCHIBUS Smart Client

Selecting the Fields to Display

The View/Fields command enables you to select the fields from the database to appear in the active view and the order in which the view presents the active fields. You can select fields from any table-group in the view, so you can select fields from more than one table.

Using the Select Fields dialog, you can click and drag the fields to make them visible and to position them.

Note: The selections you make are not saved when you move to another view. You must save the view to your Favorites to make your selections a permanent view definition. See Saving Customized Views.

To select fields:

From the Smart Client, load a grid view by selecting a task from the Process Navigator.
Select the View/Fields command from the Ribbon.
The Select Fields dialog appears.
Select the table: From the Tables list, select the table whose fields you want to set. This field lists the table-groups in the active view. You can control the active fields of each table-group in the view.
Make fields visible:The Available Fields list shows the fields for the selected table-group that are not currently displayed in the view. You can
- Include fields in the active view by clicking and dragging the fields from the Available Fields list to the Visible Fields list.You can also double-click a field to move it to the Visible Fields list.
- Click Show All to make all fields visible.
Hide fields:The Visible Fields list shows the fields currently displayed in the active view. You can:
- Hide the unnecessary fields by clicking and dragging the field to the Available Fields list. Or, double-click on a field to hide it.
- Click Hide All to start fresh and hide all fields except theprimary key fields. The view always includes these fields and locates them at the beginning of the grid so that you can enter primary keys when creating new records.
Position the fields: Rearrange the order in which to display the fields in the active view by clicking and dragging them to the desired position in the Visible Fields list.
Note the following:

Show Additional Field Info: By default, the grid lists the Field Title and the Field Name.Select the Show Additional Field Info check box to show the Size, Data Type, and ARCHIBUS Type for the field.

Resize: You can resize the Select Fields dialog by clicking the maximize button at the top right of the dialog.

Security Groups: If your site is using security features, only those fields for which you have at least review-level access appear in the Select Fields dialog box. If you are not a member of the Review Group for a particular field, the form filters that field out so it cannot be selected.

To show the view using the fields you selected, click OK.
To choose fields from another table shown in the view, repeat steps 3 to 8.-When you select another table, a message appears asking if you want to show the fields you just selected in the view. Click Yes to show those fields in the view in addition to the fields you are about to select.

Note: The Smart Client grid can show calculated fields that have been defined by hand in the .axvw file. However, you cannot add calculated fields via the Smart Client user interface