Using the Field Chooser in the DDS View

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Using the Field Chooser in the DDS View

CygNet Explorer includes a field chooser feature to help customize views, sort, and search for devices in the Device Definition Service (DDS) pane.

Right-click in the header row of the grid to access the Field Chooser option to display/clear the Field Chooser dialog box. Use the Field Chooser to "store" and view available data field column headers that are not currently being displayed in the view. Use the field chooser to add or remove data columns to/from the display in order to customize your view. Right-click on the Field Chooser dialog box title to Move or Hide it, or you can drag the title bar to move the dialog box to a convenient position on your screen.

Drag column headings (fields) from the header row (or directly from the Field Chooser) to the Group Box to sort devices by any number of fields.

Search directly in the column for any criteria to quickly find devices.

The following example shows the Group Box, the context menu, and the Field Chooser dialog box.

Field Chooser

Add, Remove, and Reorder Fields

To add a column header to the display from the Field Chooser, drag the selected column header from the Field Chooser to the header row of the grid. As soon as you begin the drag, the vacated list location turns black. As soon as the red positional arrows appear to guide placement of the new column, you are close enough to release the dragged item into the desired position.

To remove a column header from the display and return it to the Field Chooser, you can drag a column header off the grid. You do not have to drag it all the way to the Field Chooser. As soon as you begin the drag, the vacated column location turns black, and a black "X" symbol appears, indicating that you can release the dragged item. As soon as you release it, the column header name automatically appears in the Field Chooser, and the abandoned column location will collapse.

Any column header can be dragged to another location in the grid to reorder your columns as desired.

Sort by Fields

Drag any column heading (or any field directly from the Field Chooser) to the Group Box to sort devices by the selected fields. To return column headings to the default, right-click and select Set to Default, or drag the fields back to the grid header.

Sort by Fields

Search in Fields

Type search criteria into the search field at the top of any column. Any matches in the column will be found. Remove the search criteria or click the blue Remove search criteria to return to all data to the column.

Context Menu Options

The following table lists and describes options available from the Field Chooser context menu.

Field Chooser context menu

Property	Description
Field Chooser	Use the Field Chooser to select from an extensive list of possible fields by which to view and group your data. Select field options one at a time and drag each to either the column header or the Group Box. You can rearrange field positions by dragging and dropping them where applicable.
Group Box	The Group Box, if opened, appears as a large blank gray field at the top of your grid. It remains unpopulated until you drag and drop field headings into it. Once there, you can rearrange field headings on an ad hoc basis to reformat a hierarchy. Example
Set to Default	Select to return all field settings to the default.
Show All	Select to automatically place all possible fields in the grid header. You can drag and drop field headings to remove them from the header. Once removed from the grid, they become an option again in the Field Chooser.