Filtering the Active Environment Screen Display

Screen filters may be used to filter the Active Environment screen display.

A filter consists of a set of record selection criteria (selection fields and their values). Only records that conform to selection criteria specified in the filter are displayed on the screen.

The INCONTROL administrator may predefine filters and place them in the General profile.

Each user can activate an existing filter in the Active Environment screen by typing the command SHOW in the COMMAND line of the Active Environment screen.

The filtering feature utilizes two different windows, the Show Screen Filter window and the Display Filters window:

• Each user can define and name multiple filters for the screen by using the Show Screen Filter window, which is described in Editing Filter Criteria. User-defined filters are stored in the user profile. Filters that are kept in the user profile can be activated only by the user who defined the filter.
• Users can display the list of all available filters by opening the Display Filters window.

A predefined default filter (DEFAULT) is supplied for the Active Environment screen. Site-defined defaults determine whether the last filter used or the DEFAULT filter is activated upon reentry to the Active Environment screen.