Common Features

The following features are commonly supported by the whole web application.

User Workspace

A user workspace stores preference settings of the respective user while operating the respective web application.

The workspace will be saved with respect to the logged in user and the respective web application. After login, the user workspace will be restored automatically. To save and reset the user workspace, the user pop-up menu may be used. Please note that a reset deletes all settings stored in the user workspace of the current web application.

The workspace stores the following settings:

• Sort order of the main grids
• Sort field of the main grids
• Column order of the main grids
• Column hidden state of the main grids
• Grouping state of the main grids
• Position and expand of the portlets in the details view
• Configuration of the ServiceTracer® TV.
• The default answer to the question "Don't show this message again" several message boxes display

Column Context Menu

Most of the grids or tables used by the web application support a column context menu. The menu may be opened by hovering the header of a grid's column.

The context menu contains the following menu items.

Sort Ascending

This menu item is used to sort a table in ascending alphabetical order with respect to the column selected. A small triangle indicating the sort order is displayed in the respective column's header. A table may be sorted by one column at a time.

Sort Descending

This menu item is used to sort a table in descending alphabetical order with respect to the column selected. A small triangle indicating the sort order is displayed in the respective column's header. A table may be sorted by one column at a time.

Columns

This menu item opens a sub-menu listing all columns of the respective table. A checkbox next to each column's name indicates the column's visibility. All selected columns will be shown in the table.

Group by this field

This menu item groups a table with respect to the selected column. A table may be grouped by one column at a time.

Show in Groups

This menu item is shown if grouping is active, and is used to deactivate the grouping.

Filters

This menu item opens a content-sensitive sub-menu used to specify a column filter. A column filter is used to show only those records matching the specified filter. A filtered columns header displays a marker indicating an active filter. The content-sensitive filtering lists a sub-menu of specific filters depending on the type of records shown in the respective column. A table may be filtered by several columns at a time.

Currently, following filters are supported:

Regular Expression Filter
Columns containing string values may be filtered with respect to a specified regular expression. The filter performs a case-insensitive search (not a match) of the specified regular expression. The used syntax may be found here.

Numerical Filter
Columns containing numerical values may be filtered with respect to the mathematical operators "lower than or equal" (shown as '<'), "greater than or equal" (shown as '>') and "equal" (shown as '='). The operators "<>" and "=" are mutually exclusive.

Date Filter
Columns containing date/time values my be filtered with respect to the following conditions: "After", "Before" and "On" the specified date. The conditions "After/Before" and "On" are mutually exclusive.

Boolean Filter
Columns containing Boolean values may be filtered with respect to the following conditions: "Yes (true)" or "No (false)".

Clear All Filters

This menu item is shown, if at least one filter is active and is used to clear (deactivate) all filters at once.

Column Order
Besides the column context menu mentioned above, most grids and tables support the modification of the column order. For convenience purposes, columns may be dragged to a new position.

Tags

All web applications support tagging. A tag is a string, which may be assigned to an entity. An entity may be associated with an arbitrary number of tags. Within the respective web application, tags are used to identify the respective entities and offer the possibility to filter for tags. In combination with the column filtering as mentioned above, tags are a powerful tool to filter (reduce) an entity's view (table).

The Tags side menu is divided into two sections. The upper section enables users to add and assign tags to selected entities. The combo box shows all tags created in the past. Users may specify new tags by entering their name in the combo box and selecting the plus button. Multiple tags may be created and assigned at once by entering a comma separated list of tags.
The lower section of the side menu lists all tags assigned to at least one of the selected entities. Hovering a tag name displays a red cross next to the name. Selecting this cross removes the respective tag from the selected entities.