Specifies properties of a filter, including the name, description, and the other properties that you want to filter for. Each item type owns a set of properties. Examples of item types are Battery Bank, Cable, and Motor, and examples of properties for these item types are Float Voltage, Resistivity, and Motor Rated Power, respectively.
Name
Specifies the filter name. The name can be any combination of characters and has no length limit. Filter names within a plant must be unique. This name appears as the filter name on the Filter Manager interface.
Description
A phrase or sentence about the filter. The description can be any combination of characters and has no length limit. The description appears as a ToolTip when you point to the filter name on the Filter Manager interface.
Filter for
Contains the top-level items from the Data Dictionary. Specifies 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. If you are defining the EDE, the criteria that you enter on the Filter tab on the Advanced Table Properties dialog are combined with the base filter that you select.
Match all
Items matching ALL of the filtering criteria pass through the filter.
Match any
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. Enables the fields in the Edit group so that you can edit the new entry.
Delete
Removes the selected criterion from the definition list. This button is active 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 Rated Power, Rated Voltage, and Frequency. 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. Relationships include, for example, greater than, >, equal to, =; not equal to, <>, and so forth.
Value
Lists appropriate values for the property specified in the Property column. If a list of properties is not already associated with the Value box, you must type a value, which can be free text, or specify null. You an 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.