Specifies properties of a filter, including the name, description, and the other properties for which you want to filter. Each item type owns a set of properties. Examples of item types are Equipment, Instrument, and Pipe Run, and examples of properties for these item types are Equipment Type, Instr. Loop Item Tag, and Estimated Length respectively.
Name
Specifies the filter name. The name can be any combination of characters and any length. Filter names within a plant must be unique. This name appears as the filter name in the Filter Manager interface.
Description
Specifies a phrase or sentence about the filter. The description can be any combination of characters and any length. The description appears as a ToolTip when you point to the filter name in the Filter Manager interface.
Filter for
Contains the top-level items from the data dictionary. This area allows you to specify available properties in the Definition grid.
Definition
Displays all defined criteria associated with a filter. To add to or modify the definition list, you must select a line in the list and then define or edit the property in the Edit group.
Match all
Specifies that only items matching ALL of the filtering criteria pass through the filter.
Match any
Specifies that items matching any one or more of the filtering criteria pass through the filter. Match any is the default matching method.
Add
Places a new entry at the end of the existing definition list and enables the options in the Edit group so you can edit the new entry.
Delete
Removes the selected criterion from the definition list. This button is available only when you select a criterion in the definition list.
Edit
Allows you to define or edit a single line of filter definition criteria.
Property
Displays a list of all properties for a certain item type. Examples of properties include Equipment Type, Instrument Loop Item Tag, and Estimated Length. You define or modify filtering criteria by selecting a property, an operator, and a value.
Operator
Specifies the relationship between the property and its value. Examples of relationships include greater than (>), equal to (=), and not equal to (< >).
Value
Lists appropriate values for the property specified in the Property list. If a list of attributes is not already associated with the Value box, you must type a value, which can be free text, or choose null. You can type a percent sign (%) as a wildcard character to find multiple characters or an underscore (_) as a wildcard character for a single character. Do not use an asterisk (*) in the Value box.