Working with object filters

The Object Filters tab is used to create filters that exclude objects based on specific fields on the Objects tab. The excluded objects are hidden on the Objects tab and in the Graphical View. Hiding an object from the Graphical View automatically creates a corresponding object filter. Filters can be created using the Object Filters tab based on:

  • ID
  • Group ID
  • Type
  • Creator/Schema
  • Table/DSN

Filters are also used to hide excluded or unrelated objects.

To create, enable, disable, or delete an object filter

  1. Either click the radio button for the desired filter and type your filter criteria in the adjacent field or use the field drop-down list to select an item. If Hide excluded objects or Hide unrelated objects is selected, there are no additional criteria to enter. Java regular expressions can also be used in filter fields. For more information, see Entering-Java-regular-expressions-in-filter-fields.

    Important

    A Hide unrelated objects filter is created automatically when the source data is a saved 

    File-AID/RDX

     extract request that includes unrelated objects. To view the hidden unrelated objects, disable the filter.

  2. Click Add. The specified filter is created and displayed in the Existing filters list. Objects tab fields and Graphical View object nodes matching the filter are hidden from view.
  3. To create a filter based on Object ID, either right-click the desired node in the Graphical View and select Hide Object, or right-click the desired object in the Object View and select Hide>Hide Object. The node and its relationships are hidden, and an object filter corresponding to the selected node is automatically created and enabled.
  4. To disable an existing enabled filter, either double-click it in the Existing filters list, or right-click it and select Disable. To disable multiple filters, Ctrl+click the desired filters, then right-click and select Disable.
  5. To enable a disabled filter, either double-click it in the Existing filters list, or right-click it and select Enable. To enable multiple disabled filters, Ctrl+click the desired filters, then right-click and select Enable.
  6. To toggle the enabled/disabled status of a filter, right-click the filter in the Existing filters list and select Flip status. To toggle the status of multiple filters, Ctrl+click the desired filters, then right-click and select Flip status.
  7. To delete an existing filter, right-click the filter in the Existing filters list and select Delete. To delete multiple filters, Ctrl+click the desired filters, then right-click and select Delete.

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