Identity Manager 8.0 - Configuration Guide

Using Help

You can open the general help for Designer by select Help from the menu or with the F1 key. The Help menu offers specific help information for each editor.

In addition, a Designer help is available for individual properties of the currently displayed object. Clicking on the help icon changes the cursor into the help icon. Then when you click on a column description, tips for using the column are displayed in the form of tooltips.

Limiting List Sizes

A filter dialog box is implemented in the to limit the number of elements displayed in the result list or in control elements with list values (for example, in menus with lists). If the number of results exceeds the limit, a filter dialog box opens.

You can specify the number of entries above which the filter dialog box comes into effect in the configuration parameter "Common\DBConnection\ListLimit". In addition, the current user can use the system setting or enter their own limit.

To use the system settings

1. Select Database | Settings... from the menu.
2. Select the option Enable list limit on the User tab.
3. On the User tab, enable the option Use system settings

   This setting applies the global value specified in the configuration parameter "Common\DBConnection\ListLimit".

4. Click OK.

To use a personal limit

1. Select Database | Settings... from the menu.
2. Select the option Enable list limit on the User tab.
3. Disable the option Use system settings on the User tab and enter the number of object you want to list in the Object box.

   The personal limit overwrites the global value in the configuration parameter. Your personal limit is saved in the user configuration.

4. Click OK.

Related Topics

• Customizing Program Settings
• Filtering Lists
• Using User Defined Filters for Searching
• Searching for List Entries
• Using the Designer's Own Full-Text Search

Filtering Lists

You can use the filter dialog box to limit the entries in a list though defined filter criteria. A filter remains in use until you reset it. The settings in the filter dialog are saved in the user configuration.

If you want start particular search inquiries more often, use the database search function.

To limit a result set

1. Enter a Filter criteria.

   You can use * (asterisk) as a wildcard. The filter is not case-sensitive.

2. Enable the properties to use as filter conditions under Apply to.
3. Enable the option Only show current assignment, to limit the list to objects that fulfill the filter condition and are already assigned to the base object.

   This option is only available for lists with object assignments.

4. Select one of the following actions:
   • Press Apply to filter the results list.
   • Press Show all to show all the objects regardless of the set filters.
   • Press Cancel to exit the query. No objects are shown.

Example

This filter condition is used to search for all parts of an employee’s full name. This is put together in the following manner:

Related Topics

• Using User Defined Filters for Searching
• Searching for List Entries
• Using the Designer's Own Full-Text Search

Searching for List Entries

Use the search dialog to search for entries within a list.

To search in a list

1. Open the search dialog with Search... in the context menu, with or CTRL + F.
2. Enter the Search term or select a previous one from the list using the arrow button.
3. Set the option Case sensitive if required.
4. Start the search with Search or Enter.
5. Use F3 to continue searching.
6. End the search with Esc.

For a wider ranging search, use the database search function.

Related Topics

• Using the Designer's Own Full-Text Search
• Using User Defined Filters for Searching