Grass Valley iTX SmartClient v.2.6 - Manual (Page 62)

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Searching for Assets
Using Search Filters
Graphical devices for filter settings
SmartClient has a number of special graphical devices which it displays for some filter
settings.
For dates, it displays a calendar; for a point in time, it displays a list of times at fixed intervals.
See
Specifying Dates and Times on page 6.
For intervals that may vary in length from hours to months, SmartClient displays a
timescale:
• Click the arrow buttons at either end of the scale to show a different range of values.
• Click a point on the scale, or move the slider to that point, to select a particular value.
Filter suggestion lists
Some types of filter with a plain text entry box may display a suggestion list when you start
typing. The list contains items that start with the characters you enter and gets smaller as
you type more characters.
This illustration shows a list of countries that appear when you type the letter "u" into the
text entry box:
Without having to complete the word you start typing, you can select an item from the list
and so quickly define a filter.
Depending on how it is configured, the filter may only allow you to select suggested items;
or it may allow you to enter text freely.
Adding a search filter
To add a search filter
1 In the Search Builder, click to add a search filter.
SmartClient adds a filter of the first type in the search filter menu.
2 To change the type, click the filter name and select a new type from the displayed
search filter menu.
3 Set options to define the search filter. For example:
• Category - select a category and state whether required assets are tagged to the
category or not tagged to the category.
• Created or Modified - select a date, period or time for the creation or modification
of required assets.