The Buffer tab displays all the items that have been copied to the buffer for claiming or merging to a target project (depending if you are working in As-Built or in a Project). Large amounts of data are divided into multiple pages. Each page in the Buffer is limited to 25,000 visible items. A scope that exceeds 25,000 different items is split into multiple pages. In cases where a single item in a scope exceeds 25,000 items, all items related to it are displayed in one page.
Use the Forward and Back arrows to move one page at a time. Use the end arrows to move to the first or last page of the Buffer.
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A buffer is created per target. Changing the target, changes the content of the buffer.
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Selecting an item in the buffer also highlights and displays the item in the hierarchy view.
Grid View
The Grid View is divided into two tabs.
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Buffer
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Delete Items
The grid consists of four columns. Each column header includes a filter 
icon, which opens a filter column dialog. A filtered column is identified by a blue
colored icon 
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Availability
Displays a visual indication of the item availability status in the row. The following icons are used to indicate the availability status after the copy operation:
Active
Item can be edited in the target project.
Inactive
Item cannot be edited in the target project.
Semi–Active
Item properties can be edited, but item relations and documents are not available.
Right-click on the Availability column to display a shortcut menu for changing the availability status of an item.
For more information, see Changing the Availability Status of As-Built/Project Items.
Task Type
Displays the task status of an item.
The following icons are used to indicate the item status in the Project To Do List in comparison with the target:
Create
A new item exists in the source and will be created in the target at the next copy.
Update
This item already exists in the target, and at the next copy the software merges the old and new tasks, for the same item.
Delete
Item was deleted from the source.
Duplicate
When Merging or Claiming an active panel or cable to the Buffer. At the next copy, the item in the Project To Do List is duplicated in the target with the data from the source.
Correlate
When Merging or Claiming an active panel or cable to the Buffer. At the next copy, the item in the Project To Do List is overwritten in the target with the data from the source.
Not for update
Item came as Inactive and cannot be manipulated.
Create
Create task was successful. The item was successfully copied from the source and created in the target.
Update
Update task was successful. Changes made to the item in the source and updated successfully in the existing item in the target.
Delete
Deletion task was successful. The item was successfully deleted from the target.
Duplicate
Duplication task was successful. The item was successfully duplicated from the source to the target.
Correlate
Correlate task was successful. The item was successfully overwritten in the target.
Create
Create task failed - The item was not created in the target
Update
Update task failed - The item update failed nothing was copied to the target.
Delete
Delete task failed – The item was not deleted.
Duplicate
Duplication task failed - No duplication took place in the source or in the target.
Correlate
Correlate task failed - No item was overwritten in the source or in the target.
Name
Displays the name of the item.
Item Type
Short description of the kind of item. In addition, when applicable the item's Tag class, Document type and Panel category will be displayed in this column.
Page Selection
Used for splitting records spread over multiple pages, in cases where a large number of items exist in the Buffer (Project Scope). The page selection feature becomes active only when items in the Buffer spread over one page.
For additional tasks available in columns:
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Sort the column data by selecting on the column header.
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Type your search criteria in the grid Search box, to search all of the grid for your criteria. You can use the * asterisk symbol as a wild-card in your search criteria.
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Select
in the column header to open the Filter dialog and select from the available options to filter the data in the column. You
can apply more than one filter to the grid at the same time.
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Group items by dragging the column header of the item you want to group to the Group bar
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Right-click on an Item in the Name column to display a shortcut menu with more options:
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Go to Item — Locates and displays the selected item in the Domain Explorer. Go to Item only shows items belonging to the Unit you have logged into.
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The option, Go to Item, only shows items in the current selected Unit. To view an item in another Unit, go to the Area node and clear the Filter (to display the other Units), then reselect the Go to Item option.
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If you select Go to Item for an item that is not available in Domain Explorer, you will see a message referencing the item cannot be displayed.
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Reports — Displays the reports available for the selected item (if you have the appropriate access rights).
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Add to Favorites - Allows you to add one or more items from the grid to the Favorites.
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Not all the right-click menu options are available for all the item types.
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