Diagram Filters Window

Access: View | Diagram Filters.

The Diagram Filters window enables you to create and use filters (Dynamic Visual filters) to modify what components of a diagram are visible. Visibility can range from fully exposed through fade-out to completely hidden.

Create a Diagram Filter

To create a filter to be applied to your diagrams, follow the steps below:

1. On the Diagram Filter toolbar, click on the New Filter icon - the first on the left. Alternatively, right click on the list panel and select the New Filter context menu option. The Create New Diagram Filter dialog displays.
    
   
    
2. In the Enter Filter Name field, type a name for the filter, then click on the OK button. The Diagram Filter dialog displays, with the Search On field fixed on Element.
    
   
    
3. Scroll through the element properties to filter on, and select the checkbox against each property you require.
4. For each property, click on the Condition field and select, from the drop-down list, the comparison condition to be applied.
5. For each property, double-click on the Value field and type any specific value to filter on.
6. Click on the OK button to save the filter and return to the Diagram Filters window.

Edit a Filter

To edit an existing filter on the Diagram Filters window, either double-click on the filter name, click on it and select the Properties icon from the toolbar (the second icon from the left), or right-click on the name and select the Properties context menu option. The Diagram Filter dialog displays; adjust the filtered fields as described above.

To just change the name of the filter, right-click on the name and select the Change Name context menu option. The Create New Diagram Filter dialog displays. Type over the existing name with the new name, and click on the OK button.

Set Effect of Filters

To set the effect of your filters on your diagrams, click on the drop-down arrow of the Filter Effect field in the toolbar, and select one of the following options:

• Fade - display all elements that do not match the filter criteria in a pale version of the diagram background color.
• Gray Scale - display all elements that do not match the filter criteria in pale gray.
• Hide - conceal all elements that do not match the filter criteria.
• Select - select and highlight (with a hashed border) all those elements that do match the filter criteria.

Enable a Filter

To enable a filter so that it takes effect on your diagrams, select the check box against the filter name.

To disable the filter, clear the checkbox.

To disable all filters, click on the Reload Filters icon in the toolbar (third option from the left), or right-click on the list panel and select the Reload Filters context menu option.

Delete a Filter

To remove a filter from the Diagram Filters window, either click on the filter name and click on the Delete icon in the toolbar, or right-click on the filter name and select the Delete Filter context menu option.