Other Common Grid Commands
- Last UpdatedOct 02, 2025
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The following commands are located in the Records and Grid Actions sections of the Home Tab in AVEVA Instrumentation and are available for most grids. Commands which are specific to particular grids are located in the List Tools tabs. Refer to the appropriate module documentation for further information.
Most of these options are also available from the Right-Click Context Sensitive Menu.
Records Section:
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New |
Displays a window used to create a new item. |
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Edit |
Displays a window used to edit an existing item selected from the grid. |
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Note: In most grids, you can double-click on an item to open an editing window. |
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Delete |
Enables deletion of selected item(s) from the grid. A confirmation message window is displayed to confirm deletion. In some grids, you will also be asked whether any associated data or files should also be deleted. |
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Refresh |
Updates the entire grid with the latest database (DB) information (useful in multi-user Project environments). |
Note: These options are also available on the List Tools tabs.
Grid Actions Section:
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Select All Rows |
Used to select every row in a grid. Refer to Row (Record) Display Options for further information. |
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Vertical View |
Displays selected rows in a vertical format (columns) for 'side by side' editing. For an example, see below. Click this option again to change the grid back to the default display format. |
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Auto Size Columns |
Automatically sizes each column in the grid view to fit the longest string of characters. |
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Filter |
Used to apply a filter to the data in a grid. Refer to Grid Filters for further information. |
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Clear Filters |
Used to remove filtering from the data in a grid. Refer to Grid Filters for further information. |
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Quick Report |
Displays the grid in the Report Viewer window. Refer to View and Print Reports for further information. |
Example of records in "Vertical View" mode:
