Working with Filters

You can use filters to analyze data for data points that only meet the criteria you set for a traceability field, corrective action, bypass, date/time, or part number/process. You can also use filters to sort data in order by a value other than the date/time stamp.

Filters are stored in GainSeeker and can be used again to analyze data without having to create a new filter each time.

You can also Combine filters, reducing the number of saved filter combinations you may need to create.

 

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Using the Select Filters window

To access the Select Filters window, right-click the Filter name = setting.

Tip: To select filters in the Available filters list, the Quick Filter checkbox must be cleared:

To do this:

Use the Select Filters window to perform these steps:

Turn on a filter

Select the filter name in the Available filters list, and then click OK.

Turn on multiple filters

Press and hold the CTRL (control) key while you click the filters you want to select.

Tip: When you choose multiple filters for analysis, any charts and statistics you report will be displayed separately for each filter.

Note: For a dashboard retrieval, you can only select multiple filters if the Combine checkbox (below) is selected.

Combine filters

  1. Press and hold the CTRL key while you click the names of available filters on the list that you want to select.

  2. Then, select the Combine checkbox. See Combining filters

Tip: When you Combine multiple filters for analysis, GainSeeker applies AND operators to all the selected filters and treats this combination as a single filter on your charts and statistics.

Turn off all filters

Select only the filter named All Data in the Available filters list, and then click OK.

Create a new filter

1. Click New.

2. On the Traceability Filter dialog box, enter a unique name for this filter, up to 40 characters long. Use a name that describes what the new filter will do. This can be especially useful if you need to include the filter name on the report.

3. See Setting the contents of a filter for help setting up the contents of the filter.

Create a new filter based on the contents of an existing filter

1. Click the name of the existing filter in the Available filters list.

2. Click Copy.

3. On the Traceability Filter dialog box, enter a unique name for this filter, up to 40 characters long. Use a name that describes what the new filter will do. This can be especially useful if you need to include the filter name on the report.

4. See Setting the contents of a filter for help setting up the contents of the filter.

View or change the contents of a filter

1. Click the name of the filter in the Available filters list.

2. Click Edit.

3. See Setting the contents of a filter for help setting up the contents of the filter.

Delete a filter

1. Click the name of the existing filter in the Available filters list.

2. Click Delete.

3. At the prompt to delete, click Yes.

Combining Filters

You can apply multiple filters to the same data using the Combine filters feature on the Select Filters dialog box. If you usually work with several filter combinations, this helps limit the number of filters you need to create and keeps your list of saved filters short.

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